Permanent Change: Plastics in Architecture and Engineering

Permanent Change: Plastics in Architecture and Engineering

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 2011

Runtime

0h 59m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Permanent Change: Plastics in Architecture and Engineering

Production Companies

Michael Blackwood Productions

Director

Michael Blackwood

Description

"Permanent Change" looks at the history and development of plastic within the architectural world. Capturing both a series of lectures and a panel with prominent names such as Steven Holl, Beatriz Colomina and Werner Sobek, this documentation observes detailed examples and lively debates regarding the popularization of plastic as a construction material. Addressing a number of contributing factors including design, engineering and form, the participants of the conference present a wide range of theories, analyses and predictions pertaining to plastics as an architectural material.