{"product_id":"manufacturing-the-bespoke-isbn-9780470665824","title":"Manufacturing the Bespoke","description":"The essential reader on fabrication in architecture for practitioners and producers alike  \u003cp\u003eAn original and informative reader on the subject of translating architectural ideas from conceptual propositions to physical manifestations, \u003ci\u003eManufacturing the Bespoke\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential resource for students and practitioners of architecture, as well as producers and suppliers of architectural products.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt a time where roles, methods and capabilities within the disciplines of building production are in unprecedented flux, this book:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a unique and highly current treatment on the subject of fabrication in architecture with its emphasis on contemporary technology, cultural history and theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA key source book for students and professionals engaged in manufacturing\/fabrication projects\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes extended articles by internationally renowned critics, theorists, educators and designers, such as Mathias Kohler, Nevi Oxman, and Michael Stacey\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArticles will examine and refer to key portfolios of the 20th and 21st Century including works by Pierre Charreau, Peter Salter and Rural Studio\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeaturing essays from pioneering architects, engineers, academics and designers from around the world on both existing and yet-to-be-built projects, the book covers architecture across the ages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBob Sheil\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 From Making the Bespoke to Manufacturing the Bespoke\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBob Sheil\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 The Bespoke is a Way of Working, Not a Style\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen Gage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 Models, Prototypes and Archetypes: Fresh Dilemmas Emerging from the 'File to Factory' Era\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Burry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e58 Digital Craft in the Making of Architecture\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Stacey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e78 R-O-B: Towards a Bespoke Building Process\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTobias Bonwetsch, Fabio Gramazio and Matthias Kohler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e88 The Matter of Pochoir and the Imaging of the Maison de Verre\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary Vaughan Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e102 Soil and Protoplasm Designing the Hylozoic Ground Component System\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilip Beesley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e120 Wai Mer Road\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Salter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e132 The Fore Cast\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark West\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e146 Drawing Out an Indeterminate Duration\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNat Chard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e162 Incisions in the Haze\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKate Davies and Emmanuel Vercruysse; Liquidfactory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e174 An Interview with Frank Fantauzzi from Iceberg Project\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNatalija Subotincic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e182 Grymsdyke Farm: An Enquiry into Making on Site\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuan Lee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e194 The Rural Studio: Between a Twister and a Hurricane\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnderson Inge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e208 Fractal, Bad Hair, Swoosh and Driftwood: Pavilions of AA Intermediate Unit 2, 2006-09\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles Walker and Martin Self\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e220 Microstructure, Microstructure and the Steering of Material Proclivities\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhil Ayres\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e238 Print to Protocell\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRachel Armstrong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e248 Large-Scale Additive Fabrication: Freeform Construction\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eXavier De Kestelier and Richard Buswell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e256 Material Computation\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNeri Oxman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e266 Models of Risk: Craft Past and Present in Prototyping for Human Space Flight\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eConstance Adams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e276 Index\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Sheil should be credited with revealing the inherent contradiction in digital technology.\" (\u003cem\u003eBlueprint,\u003c\/em\u003e June 2012)  \u003cb\u003eBob Sheil\u003c\/b\u003e is the Director of Technology and Computing at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London. He is a founding partner in sixteen*(makers), a workshop-based architectural practice, whose work has been widely published and exhibited internationally. He guest-edited AD\u003ci\u003eDesign through Making\u003c\/i\u003e(July\/August 2005, John Wiley \u0026amp; Sons Ltd), and AD\u003ci\u003eProtoarchitecture\u003c\/i\u003e(May\/June 2008, John Wiley \u0026amp; Sons Ltd).  Never have roles, methods and capabilities within disciplines of building production been in such unprecedented flux.\u003ci\u003eManufacturing the Bespoke\u003c\/i\u003ebrings clarity to this subject by featuring new essays from pioneering architects, engineers, academics and designers from around the world on new and unbuilt structures. It is an original and informative reader that focuses on the translation of architectural ideas from conceptual stage to their final physical realisation. Contributing contemporary architects include: Charles Walker at Zaha Hadid Architects; Mark Burry on the completion of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona; and Philip Beesley. The book encompasses a number of extended articles by internationally renowned critics, theorists, educators and designers, such as Matthias Kohler, Neri Oxman, Peter Salter and Michael Stacey.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis AD Reader provides a definitive reference for every ambitious student, designer, critic, historian or engineer, looking to fathom the multitude of strands that influence the manufacture of man’s most prolific occupation in the 21st century. It covers an extensive territory of intellectual pursuit through the relentless acts of design, manufacture and construction, and aims to contextualise and define new meanings for architectural production in the post-digital age. Leading lights, exploring alternate meanings for practice, research, theory and innovation, are placed side by side in a volume of vibrant and visual discourse.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eContributors include: Philip Beesley, Mark Burry, Xavier De Kestelier, Matthias Kohler and Peter Salter.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eArticles examine and refer to key portfolios of the 20th and 21st century including works by Pierre Chareau, Adolf Loos, Rural Studio and sixteen*(makers).\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTopics range from analogue and digital craft, to the bespoke as a tactical approach to how architecture is made, understood and experienced.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989572042981,"sku":"NP9780470665824","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470665824.jpg?v=1761784647","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/manufacturing-the-bespoke-isbn-9780470665824","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}