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Plastic

December 14, 2012by jennajohansson 1 Comment

Plastic is a tricky material. On one hand I reject it because of the tremendous negative impact it has on the environment and health. The production of plastic requires large […]

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Plastic

Weathering Facades

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Three weeks ago I wrote a post entitled “Weathered” in which I described ways that people deal with the weathering of typical cladding materials on their homes or other buildings. […]

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Mineral

Light

November 29, 2012by jennajohansson 2 Comments

There have been several posts dealing with light in architecture on this Material Strategies site and tonight, while browsing Pinterest, I have decided that it is time I present my […]

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Light

Crochet

November 29, 2012by jennajohansson 1 Comment

Crochet is a process of textile fabrication accomplished using a hook to navigate loops of thread through previously formed loops. Most everything made using a crocheted stitch is handmade and […]

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Fabric

Weathered

November 15, 2012by jennajohansson Leave a comment

I’ve been researching weathering, aging, or degradation of exterior cladding materials over this semester because I’m working on a design project that deals with embracing patina rather than discarding worn […]

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Metal, Paint & Coatings, Wood

Vintage Wood

November 8, 2012by jennajohansson 2 Comments

I come from small town America where farmland is of plenty and buildings are relatively few. While small town America does not offer too many pilgrimage sites for architects, I […]

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Wood

Metal as Ornament

November 2, 2012by jennajohansson Leave a comment

Metal gets a lot of credit as a material of strength in architecture. It was during the industrial revolution when building was introduced to the wonderful tensile strength of iron […]

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Metal

The Flexi’ Nature of Wood

October 26, 2012by jennajohansson 1 Comment

As you can see below, there have been many examples over time of people bending wood into seemingly unnatural forms. All of the above examples were made with the intention […]

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Wood

Movement in Architecture

October 18, 2012by jennajohansson Leave a comment

At first glance this façade looks just as regular as any façade might look covering a typical box building on a corporate campus. This façade is special, however, in that […]

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Metal

Material Interrogation: Sliding House

October 11, 2012by jennajohansson 1 Comment

Charged with finding an innovative material detail to model, draw, and learn from for Material Strategies, I looked to the Sliding House by dRMM. I am interested in rethinking single-family […]

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Glass, Metal, Wood

Wooden Skyscraper?

October 5, 2012by jennajohansson Leave a comment

The Burj Khalifa is the structure to be beat when it comes to surpassing the tallest building in the world. Its 2716 feet are in fact being challenged from many […]

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Wood

Material with Many Faces

September 28, 2012by jennajohansson Leave a comment

The following images all have something in common. Take a guess. The category of this entry should have been a big hint that the commonality among all of the above […]

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Concrete

Dynamic Ceramics

September 21, 2012by jennajohansson Leave a comment

Mood Tiles? The connection between these heat sensitive ceramic tiles and the reoccurring fad in jewelry is clear to make, but where is the innovation? The technology/know how of making […]

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Mineral

Found Object Architecture

September 20, 2012by jennajohansson 1 Comment

One of the discussion topics in Material Strategies this week was the Ningbo Historical Museum designed by Wang Shu of Amateur Architecture Studio, pictured above. I described it, on first […]

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Biomaterials, Mineral

Material Focus: MAS Museum

September 13, 2012by jennajohansson Leave a comment

Glass is used in many buildings as a means of connecting visually with the inside to out and vice versa through fenestration and curtain wall systems. An innovative application of […]

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Glass

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Course

ARCH 5541
Material Strategies
University of Minnesota School of Architecture
Fall 2012

Location and Time

35 Rapson Hall
Mondays 9:45 am—12:30 pm

Instructor

Blaine Brownell
Assistant Professor
Rapson Hall 151P
612.626.1040
brownell@umn.edu
Office Hours:
Tuesdays and Thursdays
11:00 am­—12:00 pm
or by appointment

Source Text

Blaine Brownell, Material Strategies: Innovative Applications in Architecture (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2012)

Syllabus

Download the complete course syllabus for print here.

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