House Out of Factory

1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-36652-4
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 206 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 245 g

Reihe: John Gloag on Industrial Design

Originally published in 1946, when Britain was facing a post-war housing crisis, this book dealt with the issue of the factory-produced house in being part of the solution for housing people in an affordable manner and a short time-scale. The book, aimed at both lay-people and technicians discusses aspects of pre-fabricated housing such as comfort, standardisation and aesthetics. The book is illustrated with 48pp of black and white plates.

Zielgruppe

General, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gloag, John

Wornum, Grey

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Heimwerken
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Innenarchitektur, Architekturdesign
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Fertigungsindustrie
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Industrial Engineering
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Architektur: Berufspraxis
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Gestaltung, Darstellung, Bautechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Why the Factory-Made House? 2. What Materials are Suitable 3. What Methods Can be Used? 4. Can Homes be Mass-Produced? 5. How Long Will It Last? 6. How Much Will It Cost? 7. Will It Be Comfortable? 8. Will It Be Easy to Run? 9. What Will It Look Like? 10. Consider Your Verdict.

Über Autor(innen)

An author of almost sixty books, with topics ranging from interiors to furniture history, from industrial design to the use of plastics, Gloag was a member of an elite design culture that was highly visible throughout the 1930s and 40s.