Building with brick is similar to walking. Placing one foot in front of the other eventually leads somewhere, just as putting one brick on top of the other ultimately leads to a built structure. Architects and builders have used brick as a building material for thousands of years. The modular simplicity and relative cost effectiveness are still appealing in contemporary architecture. Curved walls and sun shades, or brise soleil, are made possible with clever applications. Also unique to brick is the feeling that looking at a wall tells the story of the builder. Each brick placed and cemented by hand to form a useful whole brings a sense of craftsmanship to a building. Creativity and playfulness are rewarded in the presentation of this material, and even though it’s ancient, brick is still relevant to contemporary architecture. Here are projects inspired by and incorporating brick in fun and innovative ways. Meditation Pavilion by David Coleman Architecture, Montgomery, Alabama The small, modular nature of brick allows it to be plastic in its applications, as in the curved wall of this meditation pavilion. House on Mount Anville …
[ccw-atrib-link]
