The Materiality of Architecture

Architecture works on matter to make it speak. Matter is mute; it is architecture's job to break its stubbornness. The interpretation of materiality has changed significantly since Vitruvius. In this work, Antoine Picon prepares to write a new history of architecture, starting from materiality.

"Architecture is an extremely material art. It works on masses of wood, brick, stone, concrete, or steel."

"Where does architecture stand? Architecture stands beside matter, but also beside its expression on the path to language. There is an impossible distance between architecture and expression; architecture is separate from expression."