Quonset hut : metal living for a modern age / Julie Decker and Chris Chiei, editors.
Quonset hut : metal living for a modern age / Julie Decker and Chris Chiei, editors.
Quonset hut : metal living for a modern age / Julie Decker and Chris Chiei, editors.
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Publisher
New York : Princeton Architectural Press, 2005.
Date
2005.
Call Numbers
N720.48/1
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
p. cm.
Contents
Preface / Julie Decker -- Introduction : the hut that shaped a nation / Julie Decker and Chris Chiei -- Ch. 1. How the hut came to be / Chris Chiei -- Ch. 2. Quonsets, Alaska, and World War II / Steven Haycox -- Ch. 3. War, design, and weapons of mass construction / Brian Carter -- Ch. 4. After the...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Princeton Architectural Press, 2005.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2005.
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Access Conditions
State Reference Library copy: To be issued in supervised area.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"An unexpected architectural phenomenon - something like a halved tin can turned on its side - swept across the American landscape after World War II: the Quonset hut. Originally designed during the war for use as makeshift housing for soldiers and their families around the world, the seemingly ubiquitous Quonset hut housed a rapidly expanding nati...
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Full title
Quonset hut : metal living for a modern age / Julie Decker and Chris Chiei, editors.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes
General note
"The Anchorage Museum of History and Art in association with the Anchorage Museum Association and the Alaska Design Forum"--CIP t.p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Other version (online)
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Call Numbers
N720.48/1
Record Identifier
74VKmeBr0OlM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKmeBr0OlM
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ISBN
1568985193 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781568985190 (hardcover : alk. paper)
DDC
720.48
MMS ID
991020745669702626
