Surface Consciousness (Architectural Design) - Softcover

"!Taylor should be praised !" (Architectural review Australia, March 2004)

"Surface" is the current buzz--word in contemporary architecture and is the main focus of some of today's most cutting--edge and exciting architectural projects. This new issue of Architectural Design intends to bring its readers to a new surface consciousness. This new edition of the cutting--edge Architectural Design brings together a number of emergent works that reflect the idea that surface is more than just a crust or merely a structure onto which architectural work is built. It expresses the notion that surface is becoming increasingly important as it poses new ways of seeing the world, physically and theoretically. * Provides coverage of cutting edge architecture and theoretical articles * Incorporating some of the most recent digital and technical advances this is AD keeping its finger on the pulse of progress * Includes some of the world leading theoreticians and architects currently involved in this field