Materiality and Architecture

'In this timely collection, a distinction emerges between "materials" and "materiality" as that which the substance of building produces in intersection with its environment, users and representations. Exploring diverse conceptual possibilities - from Plato's matter, to Bourriaud's relational aesthetics and Boehme's atmospheres - and through beautifully-considered studies of architectures and artworks, from 18th century country houses in Norfolk to contemporary installations in Mexico - these contributions are a rich and important resource for designers and scholars asking what material can bring to the experience of architecture today.' - Katie Lloyd Thomas, Senior Lecturer and Co-Director of Architecture Research Collaboration, Newcastle University, UK

Sandra Karina Loeschke is an architect and Director of Architecture Design and Technology at the University of Sydney, Australia. Her research investigates links between material aesthetics and technology in architecture and unfolds across architectural history and theory, and design research. Her architectural work has been exhibited internationally at the Venice Architecture Biennale and exhibitions in Singapore, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Sydney. She studied architecture at the Bartlett/UCL, the Architectural Association London and UNSW Australia.

List of Illustrations. Acknowledgements. Notes on Contributors. Materiality and Architecture: introductory remarks Sandra Karina Loeschke Part 1: Presentation 1. Exposures Philip Ursprung 2. "Materials-in-fact" Sandra Karina Loeschke 3. Material Splendour Gernot Boehme, translated by Anna-Christina Engels-Schwarzpaul 4. Materiality Matters Gevork Hartoonian Part 2: Agency 5. Material Antagonism Andre Belanger and Anne Bordeleau 6. Historical Materialism Dijana Alic 7. Material Economy and Aesthetic Resistance Matthias Ludwig Part 3: Ecology 8. The Immaterial and the Material Jonathan Hill 9. Playing with Fragments of Modernity Sandra Karina Loeschke: An interview with artist Melanie Smith 10. Self-organisation and Theoretical Reflection Sophia Psarra 11. Baubotanik Ferdinand Ludwig Part 4: Concepts 12. Bauspiel as Immaterial Investigation Matthew Mindrup 13. Recuperative Architectonics Michael Tawa 14. MVRDV Sandra Karina Loeschke: An Interview with Jacob van Rijs of MVRDV and Moritz Mungenast Index