{"title":"Matthew Mindrup","description":"\u003cp\u003eMatthew Mindrup’s work delves into the intricate relationship between materiality and creativity, exploring how physical forms inspire artistic expression. His writing offers a thoughtful investigation of cultural and artistic practices through a lens that bridges theory and tangible experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e will find Mindrup’s approach both intellectually stimulating and richly descriptive, inviting a deeper appreciation of how imagination shapes and is shaped by the materials that artists engage with.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-material-imagination-by-matthew-mindrup-9781138573512","title":"The Material Imagination","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn recent years, architectural discourse has witnessed a renewed interest in materiality under the guise of such familiar tropes as \u003cem\u003ematerial honesty\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eform finding\u003c\/em\u003e, or \u003cem\u003edigital materiality\u003c\/em\u003e. Motivated in part by the development of new materials and an increasing integration of designers in fabricating architecture, a proliferation of recent publications from both practice and academia explore the pragmatics of materiality and its role as a protagonist of architectural form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYet, as the ethos of material pragmatism gains more popularity, theorizations about the poetic imagination of architecture continue to recede. Compared to an emphasis on the design of visual form in architectural practice, the material imagination is employed when the architect 'thinks matter, dreams in it, lives in it, or, in other words, materializes the imaginary.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs an alternative to a formal approach in architectural design, \u003cem\u003eThe Material Imagination\u003c\/em\u003e challenges readers to rethink the reverie of materials in architecture through an examination of historical precedent, architectural practice, literary sources, philosophical analyses, and everyday experience. Focusing on matter as the premise of an architect’s imagination, each chapter identifies and graphically illustrates how material imagination defines the conceptual premises for making architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47608101437676,"sku":"9781138573512","price":118.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/65aa643d26dd1be76f9db7d3447a0dcc.jpg?v=1778185655"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/matthew-mindrup.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}