The prefabricated home / Colin Davies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davies, Colin, 1929-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buildings, Prefabricated.

Architecture, Domestic.

Architecture, Modern--20th century.

Architecture, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, UK : Reaktion Books, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From sash windows and ceramic tiles to barracks and warehouses, industrialized building has thrived since the nineteenth century in Europe and America. Yet architects have neglected this area of practical construction in favor of historical, theoretical, and artistic analyses, resulting in the emergence of an influential building industry with architects on the far margins. Colin Davies explores in The Prefabricated Home how the relationship between architecture and industrialized building has now become an urgent issue for architects. The Prefabricated Home outlines the methods and motives of

Contents:

Cover; The Prefabricated Home; Imprint Page; Contents; Introduction; Part I: Histories; 1. An architectural history; 2. A non-architectural history; 3. House of the century: the mobile home; Part II: Theories; 4. The question of authorship; 5. Professionalism and pattern books; 6. Down with the system; Part III: Practices; 7. Ideal homes; 8. Little boxes; 9. The robot and the carpenter; Conclusion; References; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-213) and index.

ISBN:

9781861896162

1861896166

OCLC:

854584441