TY - BOOK ID - 85766917 TI - The ecologies of the building envelope : a material history and theory of architectural surfaces PY - 2021 SN - 9781948765183 1948765187 PB - Barcelona : Actar, DB - UniCat KW - Building envelope KW - Building materials KW - History. KW - Environmental aspects. KW - Surfaces. KW - Peinture et décoration murales KW - Murs extérieurs KW - Murs-rideaux KW - Construction durable KW - Exterior walls KW - Facades KW - Architectural materials KW - Architecture KW - Building KW - Building supplies KW - Buildings KW - Construction materials KW - Structural materials KW - Materials KW - External walls KW - Walls KW - Architectural fronts KW - Fronts (Architecture) KW - Social aspects KW - Economic aspects KW - Details KW - 692.23 KW - 72.038 KW - 72.037 KW - Gevelconstructies ; buitenmuren KW - Architectuur ; socio-economische aspecten KW - Constructie-elementen van gebouwen ; buitenmuren, gevels KW - Architectuurgeschiedenis ; 1950 - 2000 KW - Architectuurgeschiedenis ; 1900 - 1950 KW - Mural painting and decoration KW - Curtain walls KW - Sustainable construction KW - Façades KW - 69 KW - 691 KW - 692 KW - 574 KW - Bouwtechniek KW - Bouwmaterialen (architectuur) KW - Materialen (design) KW - Constructie-elementen KW - Ecologie & bioverscheidenheid KW - 692.2 KW - 691.504 KW - 692.23 Exterior, external walls. Enclosing walls above ground generally. Walls in elevation. Façades KW - Exterior, external walls. Enclosing walls above ground generally. Walls in elevation. Façades KW - 691 Building materials. Building components KW - Building materials. Building components KW - 692.2 Walls. Partitions KW - Walls. Partitions KW - 691.504 Building materials and the environment. Sustainable building materials KW - Building materials and the environment. Sustainable building materials KW - Exterior walls - Social aspects KW - Exterior walls - Economic aspects KW - Building materials - Social aspects KW - Building materials - Economic aspects KW - Peinture et décoration murales KW - Murs extérieurs UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85766917 AB - The Ecologies of the Building Envelope theorizes the building envelope as a literal embodiment of the social, political, technological, and economic contingencies which have become embedded within it over the last century, analyzing the historical lineages, heroes and villains that helped define the complex material ecologies we see within the envelope today. While the facade is one of the most thoroughly theorized elements of architecture, it is also one of the most questioned since the end of the 19th century. Within the discipline of architecture, the traditional understanding of the facade focuses primarily on semiotic and compositional operations (such as proportional laws and linguistic codes) which are deployed on the building's surface. Rather than producing a stylistic analysis of the facade, we investigate the historical lineages of the performances, components, assembly types, and material entanglements that constitute the contemporary building envelope today. ER -