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Portable Architecture
Robert Kronenburg
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Description for Portable Architecture
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Since the earliest people lived as nomads, their buildings were portable, constructed in a way that allowed them to be rebuilt as they moved to new locations for better living conditions as the seasons changed. This book discusses the forerunners, present context, and technology of portable architecture. It documents numerous international examples, organized by areas of application, and offers a broad array of suggestions for practical design. In the Arts and Culture section, Shigeru Ban’s Nomadic Museum, made of shipping containers in the USA and Japan is examined, as is Mark Fisher’s event architecture for concert tours by the Rolling ... Read more
Since the earliest people lived as nomads, their buildings were portable, constructed in a way that allowed them to be rebuilt as they moved to new locations for better living conditions as the seasons changed. This book discusses the forerunners, present context, and technology of portable architecture. It documents numerous international examples, organized by areas of application, and offers a broad array of suggestions for practical design. In the Arts and Culture section, Shigeru Ban’s Nomadic Museum, made of shipping containers in the USA and Japan is examined, as is Mark Fisher’s event architecture for concert tours by the Rolling ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Birkhäuser Architecture
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
, Switzerland
ISBN
9783764383244
SKU
V9783764383244
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Robert Kronenburg
Robert Kronenburg is an architect and a professor at the University of Liverpool, whose School of Architecture he heads.
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