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Innovative Applications in Architecture

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Tag Archives: biomimicry

GREEN CAST [vertical green: aesthetic + function exposed]

December 14, 2012by kmata01 1 Comment

Project: Green Cast, Odaware-shi, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan Architect/Designer: Kengo Kuma and Associates Sources: http://kkaa.co.jp/ Featured material:  Aluminum die cast panels and plant material. This vertical green facade by KK+A leaves […]

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Light, Living, Metal, Mineral, Uncategorized

Insulation: The Man Behind the Scenes

October 5, 2012by roberthholley Leave a comment

Monday evening isn’t typically considered the best night for live music, but this is Minneapolis, and I’ll be damned if something as arbitrary as a day of the week can […]

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Biomaterials, Plastic, Wood

Bimetals in Architecture: Learning from Materials

September 29, 2012by Reenie McCormick Leave a comment

Bimetallic strips are made up of two strips with of different metals joined together in length. Each metal has a different expansion rate and when the two metals together (as […]

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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

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