The Resource Houses in motion: the genesis, history and development of the portable building
Houses in motion: the genesis, history and development of the portable building
Resource Information
The item Houses in motion: the genesis, history and development of the portable building represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Liverpool.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item Houses in motion: the genesis, history and development of the portable building represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Liverpool.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- Explores the design of portable, transportable, demountable and temporary buildings. Using examples, such as Buckminster Fuller's Whichita House and Nicholas Grimshaw's British Pavilion for Expo '92, the author looks at the development of these buildings from prehistoric times to the present day
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 144 pages
- Contents
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- Ch. I. Prehistoric and Traditional Portable Buildings
- Ch. II. Non-Architectural Precedents
- Ch. III. The Age of Invention: Technological Change Before 1900
- Ch. IV. Twentieth Century Innovators
- Ch. V. Military Engineering
- Ch. VI. The Construction Industries
- Ch. VII. Contemporary Design
- Ch. VIII. Shelter After Disaster
- Ch. IX. Prototypes and Predictions
- Ch. X. The Image and Identity of Portable Architecture
- Isbn
- 9781854903952
- Label
- Houses in motion: the genesis, history and development of the portable building
- Title
- Houses in motion: the genesis, history and development of the portable building
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Explores the design of portable, transportable, demountable and temporary buildings. Using examples, such as Buckminster Fuller's Whichita House and Nicholas Grimshaw's British Pavilion for Expo '92, the author looks at the development of these buildings from prehistoric times to the present day
- Cataloging source
- UkLiU
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kronenburg, Robert
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Buildings, Portable
- Architecture
- Label
- Houses in motion: the genesis, history and development of the portable building
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 134-142) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Ch. I. Prehistoric and Traditional Portable Buildings -- Ch. II. Non-Architectural Precedents -- Ch. III. The Age of Invention: Technological Change Before 1900 -- Ch. IV. Twentieth Century Innovators -- Ch. V. Military Engineering -- Ch. VI. The Construction Industries -- Ch. VII. Contemporary Design -- Ch. VIII. Shelter After Disaster -- Ch. IX. Prototypes and Predictions -- Ch. X. The Image and Identity of Portable Architecture
- Dimensions
- 28 cm
- Extent
- 144 pages
- Isbn
- 9781854903952
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- Label
- Houses in motion: the genesis, history and development of the portable building
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 134-142) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Ch. I. Prehistoric and Traditional Portable Buildings -- Ch. II. Non-Architectural Precedents -- Ch. III. The Age of Invention: Technological Change Before 1900 -- Ch. IV. Twentieth Century Innovators -- Ch. V. Military Engineering -- Ch. VI. The Construction Industries -- Ch. VII. Contemporary Design -- Ch. VIII. Shelter After Disaster -- Ch. IX. Prototypes and Predictions -- Ch. X. The Image and Identity of Portable Architecture
- Dimensions
- 28 cm
- Extent
- 144 pages
- Isbn
- 9781854903952
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
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