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Quonset hut : metal living for a modern age /

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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.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Table of Contents:
  • The hut that shaped a nation / Julie Decker and Chris Chiei
  • How the hut came to be / Chris Chiei
  • Quonsets, Alaska, and World War II / Steven Haycox
  • War, design, and weapons of mass construction / Brian Carter
  • After the war : Quonset huts and their integration into daily American life / Tom Vanderbilt
  • The huts that wouldn't go away : Alaska adopts the hut / Chris Chiei
  • Quonsets today : concluding thoughts / Julie Decker and Chris Chiei.