Fabricating Plasticity in Aluminum
the art and technology of design with aluminium
$125.00
- Paperback
244 pages
- Release Date
1 January 2026
Summary
Forging Form: Plasticity and Innovation in Aluminum Design
This book champions the material prototype as a crucial arena for design breakthroughs, explored through compelling design and architectural case studies. Showcased through physical objects like chairs, columns, and building façades, these full-scale material explorations demonstrate the designers’ profound grasp of material, manufacturing, and geometry. Rather than merely revealing their construction, the projects harness t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780415725033 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0415725038 |
| Author: | Heather Roberge |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 244 |
| Release Date: | 1 January 2026 |
| Weight: | 620g |
| Dimensions: | 246mm x 174mm |
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About The Author
Heather Roberge
Heather Roberge is an architect and educator based in Los Angeles, California. She is the founder and principal of design practice murmur and Professor in the Department of Architecture and Urban Design at UCLA. Professor Roberge’s research and professional work investigates the spatial, structural, and atmospheric potential that digital technologies have on the theory and practice of building. Her teaching emphasizes innovative approaches to material, computation, and manufacturing to expand the formal vocabulary and spatial implications of building envelopes and assemblies.
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