Heterogeneous Constructions

Associate Adjunct Professor of Architecture Aaron Forrest and Assistant Professor of Architecture Yasmin Vobis. Coauthored with Brett Schneider, associate professor of architecture at Rice University.

Sustainable, circular, up-to-date

Most modern buildings are built from diverse materials, but few confront their manifold composition as a question of both design and performance. This book takes a close look at a series of global building traditions and contemporary practices to uncover the possibilities and challenges of working with mixed materials. Visually stunning, color-coded drawings reveal the materials and construction for every project. Through case studies, design experiments and writings, the authors examine the opportunities of heterogeneous construction for contemporary, sustainable, circular, and culturally situated architecture.