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      On Weathering: The Life of Buildings in Time

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      On Weathering illustrates the complex nature of the architectural project by taking into account its temporality, linking technical problems of maintenance and decay with a focused consideration of their philosophical and ethical implications.In a clear and direct account supplemented by many...

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      Product ID:9780262631440
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Series:The MIT Press
      Title:On Weathering
      Subtitle:The Life of Buildings in Time
      Authors:Author: David Leatherbarrow, Mohsen Mostafavi
      Page Count:148
      Subjects:Theory of architecture, Theory of architecture
      Description:On Weathering illustrates the complex nature of the architectural project by taking into account its temporality, linking technical problems of maintenance and decay with a focused consideration of their philosophical and ethical implications.In a clear and direct account supplemented by many photographs commissioned for this book, Mostafavi and Leatherbarrow examine buildings and other projects from Alberti to Le Corbusier to show that the continual refinishing of the building by natural forces adds to, rather than detracts from, architectural meaning. Their central discovery, that weathering makes the "final" state of the construction necessarily indefinite, challenges the conventional notion of a building''s completeness. By recognizing the inherent uncertainty and inevitability of weathering and by viewing the concept of weathering as a continuation of the building process rather than as a force antagonistic to it, the authors offer alternative readings of historical constructions and potential beginnings for new architectural projects.
      Imprint Name:MIT Press
      Publisher Name:MIT Press Ltd
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:1993-03-22

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      Weight434 g
      Dimensions230 × 267 × 9 mm