Essays on Thermodynamics: Architecture and Beauty (Hardcover)

Essays on Thermodynamics: Architecture and Beauty By Inaki Abalos, Renata Snetkiewicz, Lluis Ortega (Editor) Cover Image

Essays on Thermodynamics: Architecture and Beauty (Hardcover)

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Essays on Thermodynamics, Architecture and Beauty, is a book that unfolds arguments and designs around the concept of "thermodynamic beauty". This new aesthetic category opens up new and unexpected directions to the architect's work, connecting architecture and thermodynamics without giving up the tectonic tradition. The compendium will be developed through the concepts of Somatisms, Monsters Assemblage, Verticalism and Thermodynamic Materialism, summarizing design strategies, and opening new territories at the scales of building, public space and landscape.
Product Details ISBN: 9781940291192
ISBN-10: 1940291194
Publisher: Actar
Publication Date: November 1st, 2015
Pages: 320
Language: English