Building Construction: Around Materials, Labor, and the Environment * 

DATE2021 - 2026

TYPEBook

PUBLISHERRoutledge

LINK https://www.routledge.com/Building-Construction-Around-Materials-Labor-and-the-Environment/Costanza/p/book/9781032498980

AUTHORDavid Costanza

OVERVIEW This book advocates for a fundamental shift in how we design and build architecture, placing construction knowledge at the core of the design process. It explores how a deeper understanding of materials, labor, and the environment can yield architecture better attuned to its environmental, social, and cultural impacts.
     Through an examination of thirty case studies spanning eighteen countries, the book illustrates the integration of these crucial considerations into contemporary design practices. Each case study provides an in-depth look behind the scenes, revealing the design logic, manufacturing processes, and on-site construction strategies through documentation, drawings, and photographs.
     By promoting an approach that focuses on a holistic understanding of the entire design process—from conception to execution—this book offers valuable insights into key concepts such as embodied versus operational energy, lifecycle, durability, longevity, constructability, precision, and tolerance. For architects and students alike, it offers a framework for rethinking the relationship between design and making by addressing the urgent demands of our time.

TABLE OF CONTENTS CH. 0 INTRODUCTION; CH. 1 MATERIALS: Abstract, Introduction, Materials Not Products, Material Constructions, Material Life Cycles, Conclusion; CH. 2 LABOR: Abstract, Introduction, Labor in Context, Illusions of Labor-Free Construction, Labor Economies vs Material Economies, Conclusion; CH. 3 ENVIRONMENT: Abstract, Introduction, Measuring Carbon, Designing with Carbon, Conclusion; CH. 4 VISUAL ESSAY: Abstract, Moon Ra by Leopold Banchini Architects, Kiln Tower for the Brickworks Museum by Boltshauser Architekten, The Findling by Of Possible, Cross Cabin by Moontower Design and Build, Two Face House by So?, Culunco House by AL BORDE, Sher Maker Studio by Sher Maker, Bó Mon Preschool by KIENTRUC O, Cyclopean House by Ensamble Studio, House & Restaurant by junya ishigami + associates, Ca na Pau by Munarq Arquitectes, Raamland by Norel Rodhe, Stones Venue by Associates Architecture, Quatre-Cheminées Résidence by Dechelette Architecture, Field House by Wilkinson King Architects, Fire Station by Josep Ferrando Architecture, Kunsthal 44Møen by Pihlmann Architects, Workshop AWEL Andelfingen by Rossetti+Wyss architects, Wulingshan Eye Stone Spring by Vector Architects, Rolex Pavilion by Mariam Issoufou, Woodstock House by BC Architects & Studies & Materials, Gässli 5 by Allen + Crippa, Bait Ur Rauf Jame Mosque by Marina Tabassum, Braunstein Taphouse by ADEPT Architects, Loggia Baseliana Pavilion by Isla Architects, Qaysariyah Suq by Anne Holtrop, Matamoros Market by Colectivo c733, Corcet by Nuno Melo Sousa, Thoravej 29 by Pihlmann Architects, Solid Stone Residential Blocks by Atelier Archiplein; IMAGE CREDITS; INDEX; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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