Architecture in motion : the history and development of portable building / Robert Kronenburg.
Architecture in motion : the history and development of portable building / Robert Kronenburg.
Architecture in motion : the history and development of portable building / Robert Kronenburg.
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London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014.
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G 2015/1411
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English
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Physical content
x, 318 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Prehistoric and traditional portable buildings -- Bio-structures and vehicles -- Adaptable building technology before 1900 -- The innovators: Fuller, Eames and Otto -- Military design -- Industries and engineering -- Shelter after disaster -- Experimental architecture -- Portable architecture applic...
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Publisher
London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2014.
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Summary
"Architecture in Motion explores the genre of portable, transportable, demountable and temporary architecture. Moving buildings are among the earliest artefacts created by man, and yet they have a persisting relevance that enables a Bedouin tent to exist in the same world as a 90,000-ton aircraft carrier. The third edition of this definitive study...
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Architecture in motion : the history and development of portable building / Robert Kronenburg.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 308-313) and index.
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G 2015/1411
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74VKOjjoR6lg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKOjjoR6lg
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ISBN
041567638X (pb)
9780415676373 (hardback)
0415676371 (hardback)
9780415676380 (pb)
DDC
720/.442
MMS ID
991022617159702626
