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The prefabricated home [[electronic resource] /] / Colin Davies



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Autore: Davies Colin <1929-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: The prefabricated home [[electronic resource] /] / Colin Davies Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London, UK, : Reaktion Books, 2005
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (226 p.)
Disciplina: 693.97
Soggetto topico: Buildings, Prefabricated
Architecture, Domestic
Architecture, Modern - 20th century
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
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
Titolo autorizzato: The prefabricated home  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-86189-616-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910452679103321
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