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100 1 _aMostafavi, Mohsen.
245 1 0 _aOn weathering :
_bthe life of buildings in time /
_cMohsen Mostafavi and David Leatherbarrow.
260 _aCambridge, Mass. :
_bMIT Press,
_cc1993.
300 _a139 p. :
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_c24 cm.
336 _atext
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337 _aunmediated
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_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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500 _aThe book presents a philosophical and theoretical argument for embracing the effects of weathering in architectural design. It includes a bibliography and index.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 123-135).
520 _aOn Weathering illustrates the complex nature of the architectural project by taking into account its temporality, linking technical problems of maintenance and decay with a focused consideration of their philosophical and ethical implications.In a clear and direct account supplemented by many photographs commissioned for this book, Mostafavi and Leatherbarrow examine buildings and other projects from Alberti to Le Corbusier to show that the continual refinishing of the building by natural forces adds to, rather than detracts from, architectural meaning. Their central discovery, that weathering makes the "final" state of the construction necessarily indefinite, challenges the conventional notion of a building's completeness. By recognizing the inherent uncertainty and inevitability of weathering and by viewing the concept of weathering as a continuation of the building process rather than as a force antagonistic to it, the authors offer alternative readings of historical constructions and potential beginnings for new architectural projects.
650 0 _aWeathering of buildings.
650 0 _aDeterioration
650 0 _aAesthetics
650 0 _aWeathering
700 1 _aLeatherbarrow, David.
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