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2 ISBN 9780415274500
Description
This book explores aspects of the historical and theoretical basis for temporary and transportable environments and provides an insight into the wide range of functions that they are used for today, the varied forms they take and the concerns and ideas for their future development. Themes in the book range from wide-ranging topical issues like the ecological implications of building to more focused investigations such as shelter after disaster. The book will be of interest to both students and practising architects, engineers and those involved in the creation of the built environment. It will also be of value to those involved in areas of product design, design history, building component manufacture and urban design.
Table of Contents
Theory. Transportable Environments: Experiment, Research and Design Innovation. Trans-Formation in the Age of Virtuality. Logical Spaces for Urban Nomad. Freedom and Transience of Space. Context. Innovative & Prefabricated Timber Buildings on Australia's Sub-Antarctic Islands. Treading Light: A Mobile Construction Training Unit for East Timor. Sustainable Applications of Intelligent Kinetic Systems. Teaching. Transportable Environments: Modes of Enquiry in the Design Studio. Developing Architectural Skill by Making Temporary and Transportable Buildings. Transformable Personal Space Within a Communal Setting. A North Thailand Village School Hall Constructed by Singapore Architecture Students. Technology. Beyond Kinetic. Deployable Lightweight Medical Systems for Use in Disaster Areas. Office of Mobile Design
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3 ISBN 9780415343770
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The latest volume in this popular series of books which explores the theoretical basis for temporary and transportable structures where permanence is either not possible or desirable. The book provides insight into the wide range of uses of these structures, the varied forms they take and the concerns and ideas for future development, focusing on portability, adaptability, sustainability of the built environment, and technical innovations. A wide range of designed solutions identify and define contemporary directions in design theory and practice.
With international examples throughout, this book will be of interest and value to all those involved in the areas of building design, building component manufacture and urban design.
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Foreword. Theory, History and Context. Design. Technology. Projects LOT/EK, Ada Tolla and Giuseppe Lignano. Office for Mobile Design, Jennifer Siegal. Biomimesis in Architecture: Inspiration for Next Generation Portable Buildings. Dockable Dwelling. Crysalis: A Portable Personal Shelter. In*ter*tex*ture: Weaving Kinetic Structures. I-Home, Smart Student Living. Portable Performance Space. Mobile Clinic: A Transportable Treatment Unit for Sub-Saharan Africa. Trajectory of the Junks. Past Tents: A Scenographic Experiment. Bibliography
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[1] : pbk ISBN 9780419242505
Description
Transportable Environments explores aspects of the historical and theoretical basis for portable architecture and provides an insight into the wide range of functions that it is used for today, the varied forms that it takes and the concerns and ideas for its future development. Written by a team of international commentators, this volume provides a state-of-the-art survey of this specialist area and will be of interest to a wide range of professionals across the construction and design industries.
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Theory. Context. Design. Technology.
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