Prefab houses / Arnt Cobbers, Oliver Jahn ; edited by Peter Gs̲sel.
By: Cobbers, Arnt
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Contributor(s): Jahn, Oliver | Gössel, Peter.
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BookPublisher: Köln : Taschen, 2010Description: 387 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 x 34 cm.ISBN: 9783836507530 (hbk.); 3836507536 (hbk.).Subject(s): Prefabricated houses | Prefabricated houses -- Design and construction | Architecture, DomesticDDC classification: 693.97 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Cork Centre Architectural Education Lending | 693.97 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00158856 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A Prefab is a mass produced house, constructed in a factory and assembled on site in a few days or weeks. Once regarded as a cheap, easy solution for urgent housing problems, the prefab has evolved to become a synonym for ambitious design and sophisticated detailing solutions.
The amazing history of prefabricated houses started in England in the 1830's with a building kit for emigrants moving to Australia. Even today, prefabricated houses provide a high percentage of living spaces in many countries of the world. This book covers prefabs from the USA via Europe to Asia and Africa, giving insight into the various industrially prefabricated components, the difficulties of delivery to the building site, and the intricacies of assembly and completion. As well as tracing the liaison between modernism and industrialization that evolved to produce the latest prefabricated solutions, it also features a unique compilation of one-off prefabricated houses by well known international architects, as well as successful dwellings manufactured off-site for everyday modern living.Readers will also find contact details for relevant suppliers and manufacturers.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 386).
Manning portable colonial cottage -- Hodgson houses -- Einstein house -- Aluminaire -- Kupferhaus -- American motohomes -- General houses -- Dymaxion Deployment Unit -- Packaged house system -- Dymaxion House II -- Vultee house -- Lustron homes -- Maison standard mťropole -- Maison tropicale -- Techbuilt house -- Erdman prefab no.1 -- Maison Alba -- Pre-built house -- Marihouse -- Bulle six coques -- Risom house -- Futuro -- Kunststoffhaus fg2000 -- Fertighaus Tanja -- Venturo -- Huf Fachwerkhaus 2000 -- TBS Tropical Building System -- Easy Domes -- Furniture house -- Living Box -- SU-SI -- smallhouse/WeberHaus Option -- LV Home -- Glidehouse -- weeHouse -- Modern Modular -- FlatPak House -- Rotorhaus -- Espace mobile -- Muji House -- micro-compact home -- Black Barn -- ZenKaya -- Freedom house -- Mod house -- Hive Modular B-Line -- Marmol Radziner Prefab -- Kip House -- Katrina cottages -- LivingHome RK1 -- Loftcube -- Boxhome -- Plus house -- Folded roof house -- Dhan series house -- System 3 -- Soe Ker Tie House -- Universal orld house -- The Villa.
English, German, and French.
UCC fund.
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"Con la opulencia y la clase que caracterizan a TASCHEN, nos adentramos en una fascinante lección de historia sobre la evolución de las casas prefabricadas".Author notes provided by Syndetics
About the editor:
Peter Gössel runs a practice for the design of museums and exhibitions. He is the editor of TASCHEN's monographs on Julius Shulman, R. M. Schindler, John Lautner and Richard Neutra, as well as the editor of the Basic Architecture Series.
About the authors:
Arnt Cobbers studied art history, history and musicology, and did his PhD in medieval church architecture. He lives as a freelance author in Berlin, and has written several books, mainly about history and the architectural history of Berlin. His monographs about Erich Mendelsohn and Marcel Breuer were published by Taschen Verlag. He is also the editor of music magazine Concerti.
Oliver Jahn (b.1970, Frankfurt am Main) studied literature, philosophy, and linguistics. He has worked as a freelance writer for Die Welt, the Süddeutsche Zeitung, Rheinischer Merkur , as an editor at Suhrkamp Verlag, and as design and architecture editor at Monopol magazine. Currently he is director of architecture and design at Architectural Digest magazine.