Architecture in Motion - The History and Development of Portable Building

Zusammenfassung This definitive study examines the development of portable, transportable, demountable and temporary architecture from prehistory to the present day. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Introduction 1. Prehistoric and Traditional Portable Building 2. Bio-Structures and Vehicles 3. The Age of Invention: Technological Change Before 1900 4. The Innovators: Fuller, Eames and Otto 5. Military Design 6. Industries and Engineering 7. Shelter After Disaster 8. Experimental Architecture 9. Portable Architectural Applications 10. The Value of Portable Architecture Selected Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: Robert Kronenburg, Kronenburg Robert
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.09.2013
• EAN: 9780415676373
• ISBN: 978-0-415-67637-3
• No. of pages: 318
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; ARCHITECTURE / Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation, Architectural structure & design, Architectural structure and design