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A house in the sun : modern architecture and solar energy in the Cold War /

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"A House in the Sun describes a number of solar house experiments in the 1940s and 1950s. The houses relied on the materials and ideas of modern architecture for both energy efficiency and claims to cultural relevance, and also developed out of a growing concern over global resource limits"...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barber, Daniel A. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Solar houses > History > 20th century.
Solar energy > Research > History > 20th century.
House construction > Research > History > 20th century.
Architecture, Domestic > History > 20th century.
Architecture and energy conservation > History > 20th century.
Architecture > Environmental aspects > History > 20th century.
Architecture and energy conservation.
Architecture, Domestic.
Architecture > Environmental aspects.
House construction > Research.
Solar energy > Research.
Solar houses.
1900-1999
History.
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Summary:"A House in the Sun describes a number of solar house experiments in the 1940s and 1950s. The houses relied on the materials and ideas of modern architecture for both energy efficiency and claims to cultural relevance, and also developed out of a growing concern over global resource limits"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xiii, 336 pages ; 27 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 308-324) and index.
ISBN:9780199394012
0199394016