Materials in Architecture

Glass Stone Concrete Steel Wood. Whether structural, decorative or both, the materials used in architecture inform our experience of buildings and spaces through the interplay of aesthetic, social and historic considerations. We have a relationship to the materials, one that is colored by our values [...]
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Glass Stone Concrete Steel Wood. Whether structural, decorative or both, the materials used in architecture inform our experience of buildings and spaces through the interplay of aesthetic, social and historic considerations. We have a relationship to the materials, one that is colored by our values and expectations and not easily set aside. Continued innovations by architects at the vanguard of design have pushed the limits of acceptance envisioning unique and often surprising structures that challenge our preconceptions. Glass, stone, concrete, steel and wood all compete for our attention their best characteristics