The Architecture and History of Art Library hosts a comprehensive collection of building materials located on the ground floor. This collection is continuously growing and adapting to incorporate the latest advancements in material technologies within the industry. Its primary objective is to complement the design and research endeavors of the Architecture Faculty while promoting awareness of sustainable building practices.
Students and visitors are warmly encouraged to personally engage with the Materials Library, wherein they can interact with specimens firsthand, fostering a deeper understanding of material properties and applications. This hands-on experience serves to enrich academic exploration and innovation within the realm of architecture and design.
Additional Information:
The Granta Edupack 2023 Software is available to all students. It is an extremely helpful database of materials and materials properties. It also has an in-built environmental impact/LCA calculator
Natural Materials
Ceramics, Glasses and Stone
Composites
Polymers (Plastics and Rubbers)
Metals and Alloys
Building Details
Our Architectural Heritage
Constructing Architecture: materials, processes, structures: a handbook/ Andrea Deplazes
Construction Materials Manual/ Manfred Hegger
Materials for Building/ Lyall Addleson
Glass in Architecture/ Michael Wigginton
Practical Building Conservation: Glass and Glazing/ English Heritage
Modern Bamboo Structures/ Yan Xiao, Masafumi Inoue, Shyam K Paudel
Hemp Lime Construction/ Rachel Bevan, Tom Woolley
Solar Dryers and Their Role in Post Harvest Processing/ B. Brenndorfer
The International Book of Wood/ M. Bramwell
The Design and Practice of Joinery/ J Eastwick-Field, J Stillman
Hermann Kaufmann Wood Works/ Hermann Kaufmann, Otto Kapfinger
Rammed Earth: Design and Construction Guidelines/ Peter Walker
Brick: A World History/ James W.P. Campbell, photographs by Will Pryce
Bricks: their properties and use/ Brick Development Association.
The Craft of Stonemasonry/ Chris Daniels
Dressed Stone/ Theodor Hugues, Ludwig Steiger, Johann Weber
Practical Building Conservation: Stone/ English Heritage
Cladding of Buildings/ A.J. Brookes
Architecture and Construction in Steel/ Alan Blanc, Michael McEvoy, Roger Plank
Plastic Materials/ J.A. Brydson
Plastics for Architects and Builders/ A. G. H. Dietz
ETFE Technology and Design/ Annette LeCuyer
About Render: Designing and Realising Plaster Surfaces/ Annette Spiro, Pinar Gönül,Hartmut Göhler