Wallness: Nature and Culture of Insulation repositions the wall as architecture's most contested and generative element — a site where thermal engineering, material culture, and the invisible physics of comfort converge to redefine the building envelope.
About This Book
The wall has long been treated as a passive boundary, but Wallness argues it is now the active centre of architectural thought. As insulation becomes inseparable from the formal and cultural logic of construction, this book traces the consequences: a new rationality for the solid, an expanded understanding of transparency that reaches beyond glass to encompass every chemical and physical exchange occurring within the wall's section. Drawing on both technical rigour and cultural inquiry, the publication asks what comfort demands of the building envelope — and what hempcrete and bio-based materials make possible. Essential reading for architects and designers engaged with sustainable construction and material innovation.
Key Features
- 196 pages of technical and cultural analysis, spanning thermal engineering, material science, and architectural theory
- Edited by Claudia Mion and Paul Texereau
- Published by Caryatide
What You'll Discover
- How insulation has moved from a background specification into the primary repertoire of architectural elements, reshaping design decisions from the inside out
- The argument that transparency in architecture is no longer a question of vision alone, but of all invisible chemical and physical phenomena passing through a wall's construction
- A reframing of the solid wall as both a structural necessity and an unprecedented source of formal potential in contemporary practice
- The role of materials — particularly bio-based and natural options such as hempcrete — as the driving force behind the current revolution in envelope design
About the Author
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Specifications
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 196
- Dimensions: 240 x 320 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9782493283221
- Publisher: Caryatide
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects, building designers, and sustainability practitioners working with bio-based materials, envelope performance, and the intersection of thermal engineering and architectural form.