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Tag Archives: Technology

Draw on the (Parabolic) Wall

December 14, 2012by ktkngs Leave a comment

Precedent: Winery Gantenbein (2006) Architects: Gramazio & Kohler, Bearth & Deplazes Architekten Location: Fläsch, Switzerland Process: This project uses a robotic arm to precisely place 20,000 bricks according to programmed […]

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Mineral

Festivus! For Architects and the Rest of Us!

Featuredby Reenie McCormick Leave a comment

As the snow fell today in Minneapolis, Christmas music and lights began to surround me. Yes, it’s that wonderful time of the year when it’s okay to eat an extra […]

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Light

Wt Hpnd 2 Vwls?

Featuredby roberthholley Leave a comment

Architecture, Materials and The Battle of Speed and Quality Yeah, so where have all the vowels gone?  What happened to them?  We find ourselves in a world where words are […]

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And Then There Was Teflon

November 16, 2012by roberthholley 1 Comment

A Brief History of Technology, Part 2  –  Through the Teflon Looking Glass Lets step away from heavy-handed theory and digital technology for a minute and look at Teflon.  As […]

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Biomaterials, Light, Plastic

Dynamic Technology and the Human Experience

November 16, 2012by Reenie McCormick 2 Comments

Technology today has continued to drive design, namely in the way we create space. This may happen in the production of the materials to make the space. It may happen […]

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Living, Uncategorized

Architecture Sells

November 10, 2012by Reenie McCormick 1 Comment

When seeing the Vizio All-In-One PC commercial recently, I was intrigued by the visual argument being presented. Most commercials attempting to sell technology present you with a magical (and in […]

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Concrete, Glass, Light

FLOCK [>from typical – innovative surface>]

November 10, 2012by kmata01 Leave a comment

FLOCK [>from typical – innovative surface>] Material/application: FLOCK Designer: Speziell Studio Sources: http://www.speziell.net/ Featured material:  Flocks (plastic or natural fibers) – surface coating In 2003, Speziell Studios unveiled the great […]

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Biomaterials, Fabric, Light, Metal, Mineral, Paint & Coatings, Plastic

PORSCHE@AUTOSTADT [Concrete_Metal?]

November 10, 2012by kmata01 1 Comment

PORSCHE@AUTOSTADT [Metal_Concrete?] Project: Porsche Pavilion @ Autostadt in Wolfsburg Architect/Designer: Henn Architekten Sources: http://studio-b.org/ Featured material:  Metal At first glance, the Porsche Pavilion designed by Henn Architekten might appear to […]

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Concrete, Light, Metal

A Brief History of Technology, Part 1

November 9, 2012by roberthholley 1 Comment

Information and Material Let’s take a few steps back for a minute and look at the history of technology.  But first, when you think of what technology is, what comes […]

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Follow Me: Social Media and Architecture

October 19, 2012by roberthholley 5 Comments

What good is architecture if we don’t look up and recognize it?  Why bother creating space if we choose not to engage with it?  And what good are materials if […]

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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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