Architecture and Materials – 建筑与材料 Soul of Materials in Architecture (China Electric Power Press, 2021) is Esa Piironen’s thoughtful introduction to the experiential qualities of building materials.
Materials belong to our life and buildings. Architects choose materials designing buildings. Do we know enough materials? How the materials have an effect on human life? Are materials healing our environment or are we building more sick buildings?
– Esa Piironen, Architecture and Materials – 建筑与材料 Soul of Materials in Architecture (China Electric Power Press, 2021), excerpt from the Foreword, p.022
The text is in English and Chinese. The book is illustrated with colour photos of example projects.
