TOWARDS AN ECOLOGY OF TECTONICS

In this book, ideas, design principles and practices that relate to tectonics in architecture are explored, and a series of themes a re discussed in relation to various concepts of ecology. Ecology is, in this case, defined in its widest sense, which includes the c ycling of resources, systems of social organisation and the environmental context. Tectonics a concept with a long tradition in ar chitecture and architectural theory is comparable to ecology. It relates to the design and assembly of structural elements, and im plies a ho...[Read more]