Essays on Thermodynamics: Architecture and Beauty

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Actar
Published: 11/01/2015
ISBN: 9781940291192
Pages: 320
Weight: 3.70lbs
Size: 9.70h x 6.80w x 1.70d