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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813871503321

Autore

Davies Colin <1929->

Titolo

The prefabricated home / / Colin Davies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, UK, : Reaktion Books, 2005

ISBN

1-86189-616-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 p.)

Disciplina

693.97

Soggetti

Buildings, Prefabricated

Architecture, Domestic

Architecture, Modern - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-213) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; The Prefabricated Home; Imprint Page; Contents; Introduction; Part I: Histories; 1. An architectural history; 2. A non-architectural history; 3. House of the century: the mobile home; Part II: Theories; 4. The question of authorship; 5. Professionalism and pattern books; 6. Down with the system; Part III: Practices; 7. Ideal homes; 8. Little boxes; 9. The robot and the carpenter; Conclusion; References; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Index

Sommario/riassunto

From sash windows and ceramic tiles to barracks and warehouses, industrialized building has thrived since the nineteenth century in Europe and America. Yet architects have neglected this area of practical construction in favor of historical, theoretical, and artistic analyses, resulting in the emergence of an influential building industry with architects on the far margins. Colin Davies explores in The Prefabricated Home how the relationship between architecture and industrialized building has now become an urgent issue for architects. The Prefabricated Home outlines the methods and motives of