The Modern Steel House (Hardcover)

This work provides a survey of Modern Movement houses constructed with steel frames. Arranged chronologically and thematically, it traces the development since the 1920s of steel houses in Europe, Australia and the United States, with special reference to London, Paris, Sydney and Los Angeles, and to the work elsewhere of Mies van der Rohe, Philip Johnson and Jean Prouve. The author considers the interpretation of steel as marble and the expression of the steel house as a temple. The possibilities of pre-fabrication and the ease of construction this allows is examined, and the text argues in favour of the mass production of economic steel houses for the mass housing market. Examples of steel houses from around the world demonstrate that steel structures can provide a better quality of life within a cleaner, lighter home environment. This book should be of interest to architects, engineers and architectural historians.

General

Imprint:	Sponpress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 1996
First published:	1996
Authors:	Neil Jackson
Dimensions:	280 x 210mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	246
ISBN-13:	978-0-419-21720-6
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > General
LSN:	0-419-21720-7
Barcode:	9780419217206

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