Material Precedent

This analytical catalog of architectural precedent is the first to focus on materiality. By diagramming significant architectural projects through their material expression, Material Precedent guides the reader through material application in new designs.By cataloging and comparing the conventional concepts behind modern building science -- structure, form, effect, detail, sustainability, and performance -- one can dissect the architecture of the buildings and master material use.Using two colors throughout with crisp, clear line drawings, anyone interested in 20th-Century architecture will be captivated by the graphic presentation.

Gail Peter Borden is Assistant Professor at the University of Southern California (USC) School of Architecture. As principal in the award-winning architecture firm Borden Partnership, his design work has won national and international recognition. He has received numerous awards and recognition for design work, paintings, exhibitions, writings, and teaching, including the Architectural League of New York Young Architects Prize; an artist-in-residency at the Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas; a Graham Foundation Grant; three ACSA Faculty design Awards; the Borchard Fellowship; and an ACSA/AIAS New Faculty Teaching Award as one of the top emerging architecture faculty members.