Abalos + Sentkiewicz : essays on thermodynamics, architecture and beauty.

Abalos + Sentkiewicz : essays on thermodynamics, architecture and beauty.

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Author / Creator:	Abalos, Iñaki, author.
Imprint:	New York : Actar D, 2015.
Description:	479 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Architecture, Modern -- 21st century -- Themes, motives.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10503233

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Other authors / contributors:	Snetkiewicz, Renata, author. Ortega, Lluis, editor.
ISBN:	9781940291192 1940291194
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:	A compendium of essays and projects, that creates a projective document able to set up new scenarios for the Architecture of the next decade 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.

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Summary:	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.
Physical Description:	479 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9781940291192 1940291194