Download or read book New Flatness written by Alicia Imperiale and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2000-08-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent architecture theory and practise there has been a tendency to refer to exteriors as a skin concealing an interior, as opposed to the traditional and more physical concepts of surface, flatness, and depth. The computer now enables the architect to call his design into life, free from the rigid material form, and view it as a flexible and interactive creation. In this book, the concepts of flatness and surface tension are examined in the light of virtual design and built reality. A selection of projects are presented to show how the architects regard space and surfaces in modern architectural practice in a digital age.