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

Biographical note

Deborah Schneiderman is an associate professor of interior design at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. Her research and design has been published most recently in Interior Design, Metropolis, Dezeen, and Inhabitat as well as in peer reviewed journals and as chapters in books. Bishakh Som is an artist, illustrator and graphic designer. His previous work has appeared in The Graphic Canon (vol. 3), The Brooklyn Rail and Specs Journal,. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.