Blaine Brownell’s new book, Material Strategies: Innovative Applications in Architecture, has just been published by Princeton Architectural Press.
Brownell wrote the Transmaterial series to introduce readers to hundreds of emergent materials that have the potential to transform the built environment. Now, Material Strategies shows architects how creative applications of these materials can achieve such transformations. Chapters based on fundamental material categories examine historical precedents, current opportunities, and future environmental challenges. Case studies featuring detailed illustrations showcase pioneering buildings from today’s most forward-thinking architectural firms.
Material Strategies is not a typical how-to manual that teaches known standards and methods for using construction materials, but rather a guide that reveals approaches necessary to transcend convention and achieve material innovation in architecture.
