Surface Architecture

by David Leaterbarrow and Mohsen Mostafavi

David Leatherbarrow, Mohsen MostafaviA study of the building surface, architectureï,¿½,s primary instrument of identity and engagement with its surroundings. contemporary buildings either reflect their systems of production or recollect earlier styles and motifs. This division between production and representation

Genres: Architecture

Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Sfspearman Spearman · Rating 4 out of 5]

A book by one of my favorite professors- David Leatherbarrow. Astute and fresh observations on exterior architecture. I refer to it often.

[Try Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

In a time when almost all of the elements used in the building process are pre-made in a factory or workshop, architectural construction has become a process
of assembly. No longer does site labor involve the cutting, joining, and finishing
of “raw materials”; instead it entails the installation of components that have been
preformed and prefabricated somewhere other than the building site.
Construction these days tends to be largely a dry not a wet process, the elements
of which are not only precise and exact but meant for specific assembly
procedures.
The book is narratived of style of facades from Le Cobusier, to functional of glazing of Mies van de Rohe, to formless of Frank Gehry.

[Anthony Caicco · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just unbelievably... To anyone in architecture, this book should be a definite read.