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"This book discusses the forerunners, context, and technology of portable architecture. It documents numerous international examples - organised by areas of application - such as Shigeru Ban's Nomadic Museum in New York made of shipping containers, Marc Fisher's event architecture for concert tours by the Rolling Stones and U2, Richard Horden's micro-compact home, Tadao Ando's Karaza Theatre and NASA's TransHAB, a mobile space habitat. The book presents a broad array of concepts for the design of mobile structures of all kinds, suitable even for use in extreme situations, such as the…
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7 editions · 2 languages- Paperback · English · 2003Architectural Press · 288 pages · 9780750656535
- Other · English · 2010Routledge · 9781281022271
- Other · English · 2008Birkhäuser Boston · 9781299864498
- Other · English · 2007Taylor & Francis Group · 9780080523194
- Other · English · 1996Architectural Press · 140 pages · 9780750623889
- Other · German · 2008de Gruyter GmbH, Walter · 9783764383251
Design and constructionDesigns and plansPortable BuildingsArchitectureTechnological innovationsBuildingsArchitecture, technological aspectsPrefabricated Buildings