Plastics in the use of materials

In the design phase the plastic of the project is anticipated: the shape materials colours dimensions etc. The realization follows the design. It is the implementation of the ideas conceived in order to build an architectural work. The implementation of materials implies the passage from the idea to the concrete broken down into several phases: the work of materials on the building site as well as in the workshop up to the finalization of the work.The same conception can lead to different plastic results. Indeed many parameters influence the result in particular the techniques and the tools used the personal touch of the builder the environment and the conditions of implementation like the organization of the building site the climatic conditions the budget and other hazards (defects defects...).All these elements impact the architectural plastic. The changes can be minimal of the order of detail (joints junctions colours texture of materials etc.) or major modifying the architectural form. Texts by Anna-Maria BORDAS Nicolas DEPOUTOT Laura GIRARD Laurie GLEIZES Najet MOUAZIZ-BOUCHENTOUF Laurent REYNES Oliver SALEEBY