House in the Sun - Modern Architecture and Solar Energy in the Cold War

Zusatztext The author provides a thorough, in-depth historical study of the rise and fall of solar houses, the key players (ranging from architects to academics) involved, and the extensive innovation and experimentation generated and relayed through exhibitions, publications, and competitions. Detailed black-and-white and color illustrations are strategically placed to enhance the text. A well-researched prequel to any book on mid-century modern or postwar energy policy ... Recommended. Informationen zum Autor Daniel A. Barber is an Assistant Professor of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania, where he teaches the history of modern architecture. He has published articles in Grey Room and Technology and Culture. Klappentext A House in the Sun describes a number of experiments in solar house heating in the 1940s and 1950s. It shows how resource limitations were seen as an opportunity for design to attain new relevance for social and cultural transformations. Zusammenfassung A House in the Sun describes a number of experiments in solar house heating in the 1940s and 1950s. It shows how resource limitations were seen as an opportunity for design to attain new relevance for social and cultural transformations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Architecture, Technology, and Politics 1. The Modern Solar House 2. What is a House? 3. Discovering Renewable Resources 4. Experimental Dwellings 5. All-Solar Houses 6. The World Solar Energy Project 7. Design and Research 8. Architecture and the Sun Conclusion: Architecture and Environmentalism Notes Bibliography Index

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• Authors: Daniel A. Barber, Daniel A. (Assistant Professor of Architec Barber, Daniel A. (Assistant Professor of Architectural History and Theory Barber, Barber Daniel A.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.12.2016
• EAN: 9780199394012
• ISBN: 978-0-19-939401-2
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; USA, SCIENCE / History, ARCHITECTURE / History / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History, History of Science, United States of America, USA, History of engineering and technology, History of Architecture, c 1950 to c 1959, History of engineering & technology, Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology, C 1945 To C 1960, Alternative and renewable energy sources and technology