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An unexpected architectural phenomenon-something like a halved tin can turned on its side-swept across the American landscape after World War II: the Quonset hut. Originally designed during the war for use as makeshift housing for soldiers and their families around the world, the seemingly ubiquitou...

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Corporate Authors: Alaska Design Forum, Anchorage Museum Association, Anchorage Museum of History and Art, SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Chiei, Chris, Decker, Julie
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Princeton Architectural Press, [2005]
Subjects:
Architectural metal-work.
Buildings, Prefabricated.
Dwellings > Alaska > History > 20th century.
Quonset huts.
Temporary housing.
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