Construction Matters

"Construction Matters examines the way that architects understand and respond to technological innovation through the creation of new types of spaces, and the materials through which an architectural idea finds its physical realization. Understanding the properties of different materials is indispensable for the creation of architecture that is original, powerful, and meaningful. Organized into chapters on the major methods of construction–masonry, concrete, steel, and wood–Construction Matters examines specific technologies that experienced major transformations in the last century, or were…