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Take a deep breath

December 14, 2012by karsalkas Leave a comment

No.  Seriously.  Close your eyes and take a deep breath.  Take a few in fact. Alright.  Now that you’ve done that (and I’m trusting that you did), did you notice […]

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Metal

Blitz Building

December 7, 2012by karsalkas Leave a comment

Habitat for Humanity might have coined the phrase “Blitz Build” but today this is being taken to a new level.  Last week, in India, a 10-story tower was constructed in […]

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Cooling with water

November 29, 2012by karsalkas 1 Comment

The British Pavilion is one of the earliest structures to use water in a wide variety of ways for passive cooling.  The British Pavilion was designed by Grimshaw and Associates […]

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Temperature Sensitive Materials

November 29, 2012by karsalkas Leave a comment

Materials that react to the immediate environment are popping up everywhere.  In some fields this is not something new.   Clothing design may be at the forefront of this idea with […]

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Biomaterials, Metal, Paint & Coatings

Telling a Story

November 16, 2012by karsalkas Leave a comment

When you picture a temporary facade what comes to mind?  Paper? Plastic? Cardboard? Did someone say sugar?  I doubt it, but I didn’t want to wait all day!  These murals […]

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Homeostatic Facades

November 8, 2012by karsalkas Leave a comment

Do you ever have one of those moments when your only response is “holy shit”? That was my response when I first saw this movie of the homeostatic facade.  The […]

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Biomaterials, Glass, Metal

Greetings to the Sun

November 2, 2012by karsalkas Leave a comment

  Greeting to the Sun was designed by Nikola Basic and sits in Zadar, Croatia adjacent to the Adriatic Sea.  In the evening the circular plate becomes a glowing surface […]

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Glass, Light

A Case for Bamboo in the US

October 26, 2012by karsalkas Leave a comment

        Bamboo is typically associated with tropical climates.  It has been used by indigenous people as for both its inexpensive and renewable nature as well as to […]

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Wood

Material Interrogation: Wood Block House

October 19, 2012by karsalkas Leave a comment

The Wood Block House by Tadashi Yoshimura Architects is part of a series of wood houses by TYA.  The modest house is located in Nara, Japan for a retired couple […]

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Wood

Recycled Buildings

October 11, 2012by karsalkas 1 Comment

In an effort to become more sustainable, green, or what have you people have started to look more at what we currently have rather then what we can have that […]

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Elastic Wood

October 4, 2012by karsalkas Leave a comment

For many centuries wood has been used for its structural properties and less attention has been paid to its decorative qualities.  Other fields, particularly furniture and interior design have better […]

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Wood

Cleaning Concrete

September 26, 2012by karsalkas Leave a comment

Photo catalytic concrete is a new technology that is able to break down organic polluted materials.  The titanium dioxide additive (TiO2) in concrete neutralizes pollutants into harmless compounds that are […]

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Concrete

Foil Architecture

September 20, 2012by karsalkas Leave a comment

Aluminum Foil.  In a game of word association, what do those two words bring to mind?  Grilling, Chipotle Burrito, leftovers…Ok, maybe I’m just hungry right now, but in that game […]

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Metal

Obsolete Materials

September 20, 2012by karsalkas Leave a comment

With the provocation, “is brick an obsolete material?” a further matter arises.  It begs the question, what makes a material obsolete?  Generally, a material can only be considered obsolete when […]

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Mineral

Material Focus: SAHRDC

September 12, 2012by karsalkas Leave a comment

While brick is nothing new to architecture, for many centuries it has been used in a static and redundant way that has left very little to the imagination.  Today, this […]

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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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