Blaine Brownell

Blaine Brownell, FAIA, is an architect and materials researcher. The author of the four Transmaterial books (2006, 2008, 2010, 2017), he is the director of the school of architecture at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Latest Articles by Blaine Brownell

The Building Was Never The Machine—The Walls Were
Forget Smart Buildings—Smart Walls Are Here
4 MIN READ
Mind and Matter
Architecture’s First Material Is No Longer Concrete—It’s Data
5 MIN READ
Mind over Matter
Architecture Has Blown the Carbon Budget
7 MIN READ
Mind over Matter
The City’s Dirtiest Secrets Are Becoming Its Best Public Spaces
4 MIN READ
Mind and Matter
Architecture Is About to Grow a Nervous System
5 MIN READ

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