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Container and Modular BuildingsPrefabricated housing is a pressing issue for those looking for affordable homes as well as for refugees fleeing wars or natural disasters. Along with politicians, architects were caught unawares by the recent waves of migration due to the wars in both Ukraine (2022) and Syria (2015). However, are tent cities and containers the best solution for cheap, dignified, and quickly assembled accommodation for displaced persons? This challenging situation,

Prefabricated housing is a pressing issue¿-¿for those looking for affordable homes as well as for refugees fleeing wars or natural disasters. Along with politicians, architects were caught unawares by the recent waves of migration due to the wars in both Ukraine (2022) and Syria (2015). However, are tent cities and containers the best solution for cheap, dignified, and quickly assembled accommodation for displaced persons? This challenging situation, along with the changing urban landscape, with its ever-diminishing space, calls into question existing standards in relation to serial housing. Bold and unconventional ideas are called for if architects are to offer high-quality solutions. From eccentric experiments all the way to projects that have already been realised, international design teams present their work between the twin poles of unconventional developments and life-saving shelters in this volume spanning more than 250 pages. Introduced with articles on design principles, and divided into three sections according to the form the structures take when delivered - cuboid, panels and custom units - the book covers everything from playful follies to architectural constructions for the homeless and outpatient medical stations which offer a response to social problems and space shortages. The text, photographs and plans put forward ideas as to how more can be done than the mere assembling of containers. Should we not first consider notions bordering on the absurd in order to come up with workable solutions for housing today?

EAN: 9783869223018
Farbverschnitt: Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen.
Auflage: 3., aktualisierte Auflage 2023, 23003
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Titel der Reihe: Handbuch und Planungshilfe/Construction and Design Manual##
Autoren: Dörries, Cornelia & Zahradnik, Sarah
Auflage/Ausgabe: 3., aktualisierte Auflage 2023
Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: 271
Abbildungen: 670 images; 670 Illustrations, unspecified
Keyword: Vorfertigung; Architektur; Typenbau; Modulbau
Fachschema: Architektur / Bauökologie, Nachhaltigkeit, Grüne Architektur~Bau / Hochbau~Hochbau~Bau / Ökologie~Ökologie / Bauen, Wohnen, Haushalt~Haus / Wohnhaus~Wohnhaus~Nachhaltigkeit~Sustainable Development
Fachkategorie: Grüne Architektur und grünes Design~Architektur: Wohngebäude~Nachhaltigkeit~Hochbau und Baustoffe
Länge: 281 mm
Breite: 228 mm
Höhe: 26 mm
Gewicht: 1286 gr
Produktform: Kartoniert
Genre: Geisteswissenschaften/Kunst/Musik
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