Jean Prouvé : maison démontable 6 x 6 = 6 x 6 demountable house / textes, Catherine Coley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coley, Catherine, author.

Contributor:

Prouvé, Jean, architect.

Harold C. Putnam Book Fund.

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Prouvé, Jean--Criticism and interpretation.

Prouvé, Jean.

Prefabricated houses--France--History--20th century.

Prefabricated houses--France--Designs and plans.

Prefabricated houses.

History.

Criticism and interpretation.

France.

Genre:

Architectural drawings.

Physical Description:

79 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Other Title:

Maison démontable 6 x 6 = 6 x 6 demountable house

6 x 6 demountable house

Place of Publication:

Paris : Galerie Patrick Seguin, [2013]

Language Note:

Parallel text in French and English.

Summary:

"First built in 1944 to rehouse war victims in Lorraine, these houses only survived the postwar period in very limited numbers. Doubly involved in regeneration of the region as a native of Nancy and a builder of genius -- Jean Prouvé won an order for emergency housing from the Ministry of Reconstruction and Town Planning. Readily transported and dismantled, his 'shacks' made entirely of wood and metal (of which the latter was in very short supply) were a real architectural coup. The components were shipped directly to bomb-devastated villages, where they could be assembled on site in a day by two people, enabling the homeless to stay on. Unfortunately, the shortage of materials and funding, together with official emphasis on the need for permanent housing, meant that production of these transitional dwellings never got beyond the limited series stage. Jean Prouvé was awarded the Ministry's Gold Medal in 1947"--Provided by publisher.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Harold C. Putnam Book Fund.

ISBN:

2909187039

9782909187037

OCLC:

871236887

Publisher Number:

99963027289