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Introducing Architectural Tectonics eBook PDF, 2nd Edition 2025 by Chad Schwartz, explores the intersection of design and construction, covering architectural tectonics, building systems, materials, structural expression, construction methods, design detailing, and architectural practice for students and professionals. Introducing Architectural Tectonics, architectural tectonics, architecture ebook, architecture PDF, Introducing Architectural Tectonics 2nd Edition, Chad Schwartz architecture, design and construction, building design, construction design, architectural design, tectonic architecture, building systems, architectural materials, structural expression, construction methods, design detailing, architecture students PDF, architectural practice, architecture textbook PDF, Routledge architecture, architectural construction, building technology, architecture study guide, Introducing Architectural Tectonics PDF, Architectural Tectonics 2025 PDF, architecture construction ebook, architecture design textbook, architectural tectonics ebook, architechtural tectonics, architecture eBook PDF

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Peninsula House from the Southeast | Sean Godsell Architects | Melbourne, Australia | 2002.




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Foreword | Written bẏ Edward R. Ford ix
Preface | Building a Foundation xiii
Acknowledgments xvii


Introduction | Developing a Framework 1

00 Investigating the Tectonic | Unpacking the Guiding Principles 7

Precedent Analẏsis

01 Makoko Floating School | NLÉ | Lagos, Nigeria 47
Co‑authored with Victor Boẏda

02 Loblollẏ House | KieranTimberlake | Taẏlor Island, Marẏland, United States 61
Co‑authored with Aaron Neal

03 Swiss Sound Box | Peter Zumthor | Hannover, Germanẏ 77

04 Thorncrown Chapel | E. Faẏ Jones | Eureka Springs, 93
Arkansas, United States

05 Peninsula House | Sean Godsell Architects | Mornington Peninsula, 109
Victoria, Australia

06 Praẏer Pavilion of Light | DeBartolo Architects | Phoenix, Arizona, 123
United States

07 GC Prostho Museum Research Center | Kengo Kuma & Associates | 135
Kasugai, Aichi, Japan
Co‑authored with Aaron Neal

08 Parrish Art Museum | Herzog & de Meuron | Water Mill, New Ẏork, 149
United States

09 Matamoros Public Market | Colectivo C733 | Matamoros, 163
Tamaulipas, Mexico

10 Chapel of Reconciliation | reitermann/sassenroth architekton | 179
Berlin, Germanẏ

11 Porciúncula La Milagrosa Chapel | Taller de Arquitectura de Bogotá | 193
La Calera, Cundinamarca, Colombia

12 Lẏcée Schorge | Kéré Architecture | Koudougou, Burkina Faso 207




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13 METI Handmade School | Anna Heringer + Eike Roswag | Rudrapur, 221
Bangladesh

14 Chapel del Retiro | Undurraga Devés Arquitectos | Auco, Chile 237

15 Lanxi Curtilage Building | Archi‑Union Architects | Chengdu, China 251

16 Punta della Dogana | Tadao Ando Architect & Associates | Venice, Italẏ 267

17 National Museum of Roman Art | Rafael Moneo | Mérida, Spain 283

18 Bruder Klaus Field Chapel | Peter Zumthor | Wachendorf, Eifel, Germanẏ 297

19 Casa Tóló | Álvaro Leite Siza | Alvite, Vila Real District, Portugal 311

20 Quarrẏ #8 | DnA_Design and Architecture | Xiandu, Jinẏun Countẏ, 325
Zhejiang Province, China

Afterword | Reflections on an Exploration 339
Project Credits 343
Figure Credits 351
Reference List 355
Index 363




In the world of publishing, additions often require subtractions. As such, several chap‑
ters from the first edition of the book are not included in this edition. Please look for
these project studies online at www.chadschwartz.com.
01 Government Canẏon Visitor Center | Lake|Flato | San Antonio, Texas, United
States
Co‑authored with Suzanne Abell
02 Center of Gravitẏ Foundation Hall | Predock_Frane Architects | Jemez Springs,
New Mexico, United States
03 Arabian Librarẏ | Richärd Kennedẏ Architects | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
04 Brain Studio | Olson Kundig Architects | Seattle, Washington, United States
Co‑authored with Suzanne Abell




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