"With originality and depth, Paul Dobraszczyk explores the rich lodes, veins and seams of interconnections between the Earths own architecture, and how humans have used this to make their own no less extraordinary constructions from its rock resources. An engaging journey through ideas, imagination and history as much as it is one through strata and the built environment, The Matter of Architecture will open new perspectives to its readers." - Jan Zalasiewicz, author of The Planet in a Pebble "Paul Dobraszczyk is a collector. He curates, categorises, and contextualises compelling lists. This book, happily, is no exception, and adds another rich volume to his series of engrossing compendia. It prompts delight in its inclusions and fascinating questions about the themes and connections it inspires." - Tim Waterman, Professor of Landscape Theory, The Bartlett School of Architecture, and author of The Landscape of Utopia
