| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 407 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Prologue : background to a movement. The prefabrication of the dwelling -- Part I : theory and practice : the Weimar Republic. Theory and experiment ; The pragmatic tradition ; Gropius, Hirsch, and the saga of the Copper House -- Part II : Politics and technics : years of crisis. The Palestine prefabs : a case study ; Into exile : with Gropius and Wachsmann to the New World ; The American prefab as a crisis response -- Part III : Dream and reality : America in war and peace. The packaged house : a wartime proposal ; The general panel corporation ; End of a venture, end of a dream? -- Appendix |
| Summary |
"This is the story of what came to be known as the "packaged house," one of the few architect-inspired attempts to manufacture and market a prefabricated home. The plan began in the 1940s as a major collaborative effort between Walter Gropius, then at the height of his fame, and Konrad Wachsmann, a rising star -both in exile from their native Germany. For both men, this was the culmination of many years of experience in the field of industrialized housing and an unparalleled opportunity to make their long-cherished dream of a factory-made house a reality. How did this venture, which seemed to have everything going for it, turn out to be such a dismal failure? The answers to that question make this one of the most fascinating studies in the annals of modern architecture"--From book jacket |
| Analysis |
Prefabricated houses Projects, 1920-1960 |
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ARCHITECTURE/Architectural History/Modern Architecture |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Description based on online resource; title from electronic title page (MIT Press, viewed on May 27, 2021) |
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| Subject |
Gropius, Walter, 1883-1969.
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Wachsmann, Konrad, 1901-1980.
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| SUBJECT |
Gropius, Walter, 1883-1969 fast |
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Wachsmann, Konrad, 1901-1980 fast |
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Gropius, Walter 1883-1969 gnd |
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Wachsmann, Konrad 1901-1980 gnd |
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Gropius, Walter. swd |
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Wachsmann, Konrad. swd |
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Gropius, Walter, 1883-1969. nli |
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Wachsmann, Konrad, 1901-1980. nli |
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Prefabricated houses -- History -- 20th century
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Prefabricated houses -- United States
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Modular coordination (Architecture)
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modular coordination.
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Modular coordination (Architecture)
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Prefabricated houses
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Fertigbau
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Industrialisiertes Bauen
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Buildings, Prefabricated.
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Architecture, Domestic.
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
84014414 |
| ISBN |
0262368013 |
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9780262368018 |
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