Material Reform: Building for a Post-Carbon Future

This acclaimed book by design and research practice Material Cultures is acollection of succinct, sharp writings on the infrastructures, processes, and cultures that influence the architectural profession and the damaging ecologies it creates is presented in Material Cultures.

Material Reform examines how establishing a direct relationship with materials might assist us in discovering new languages that have the capacity to surpass those we have acquired from a limited genealogy of authors through text and pictures, thoughts and practice. Together, these discursive strands provide an important sourcebook for reconsidering our connections to land, materials, and development at all of their pivotal intersections.