This congenial graphic architectural history examines the significance of the prefab bathroom in the history of prefabricated technologies in the built environment. The cultural aspects of ritual and sanitary necessities of hygiene have added to complexities in bathroom design, and driven the development of various alternative construction methods, specifically prefabrication. First introduced with Buckminister Fuller's 1936 Dymaxion Bathroom, and subsequently revisited by many architects and designers, the prefab model has expanded to "pod" and "plug-in" concepts on the building- and city-scale.
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This graphic novel examines the significance of the prefab bathroom in the history of prefabricated technologies in the built environment. The cultural aspects of ritual and sanitary necessities of hygiene have added to complexities in bathroom design, and driven development of alternative construction methods, specifically prefabrication.
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Acknowledgments
Introduction
01 A Brief History of the Bathroom
02 Buckminster Fuller’s Dymaxion Prefab Prototype
03 The Influence of Modernism on Prefab Architecture
04 Plastic and Polyester
05 Prefab Inside Out
06 Prefab Bathroom Now
Conclusion
Prefab Architects of Note
Bibliography
Index
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780786476008
Publisert
2014-10-15
Utgiver
Vendor
McFarland & Co Inc
Vekt
299 gr
Høyde
254 mm
Bredde
178 mm
Dybde
7 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet