The modern steel house /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Jackson, N. (Neil)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : E & FN Spon, 1996.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Building, Iron and steel. Architecture, Domestic. Architecture, Modern > 20th century. Construction métallique. Architecture > 20e siècle. Architecture, Modern. Architecture, Domestic > 20th century. Architecture domestique. Architecture moderne. 1900-1999 Architecture > Use of > Metals
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Table of Contents:

pt. 1. The Modern Steel House 1929-1939. 1. Two Modern Steel Houses. 2. The International Style. 3. Exhibition and innovation
pt. 2. The Modern Steel House in America. 1. Arts and Architecture. 2. Los Angeles in the 1940s. 3. Chicago in the 1940s. 4. San Francisco in the 1950s. 5. Los Angeles in the 1950s. 6. Los Angeles in the 1960s and 1970s
pt. 3. The Modern Steel House in Europe and Australia. 1. Europe and Australia in the 1950s. 2. England in the 1960s. 3. The influence of Chicago in the 1970s. 4. The influence of California in the 1970s. 5. Australia in the 1980s. 6. Prefabrication in the 1980s
pt. 4. Four Responses. 1. The structural response. 2. The metaphorical response. 3. The regional response. 4. The market response.