Materials is the first book in the Architecture in Detail series, which examines a wide spectrum of architectural palettes from traditional products used innovatively to the testing of newer substances and from elegant applications of inelegant materials to experimentation with unconventional construction practices. Each photograph demonstrates the capacity of details to be mesmerizing expressions of quality and craft through techniques of pattern, texture, color, and surface. Together, all these characteristics ingeniously contribute to the vitality of the architecture surrounding them.
Mark Pasnik is a founding principal of the multi-disciplinary design and architecture firm over,under (www.overcommaunder.com). He was educated at Cornell University and Harvard's Graduate School of Design and is both a licensed architect and a LEED accredited professional. Mark is a co-director of over,under's pinkcomma gallery, which showcases innovative design work (www.pinkcomma.com). He has taught at the California College of the Arts, Carnegie Mellon University, Northeastern University, Rhode Island School of Design, and Wentworth Institute of Technology. Prior to founding over,under, Mark was a member of the editorial staff of the journal Assemblage, and his writings have appeared in Monolithic Architecture, Architectural Record, ArchitectureBoston, and the Cornell Journal of Architecture. He lives, teaches, and practices architecture in Boston.
