Overview

Since the earliest people lived as nomads, their buildings were portable, constructed in a way that allowed them to be rebuilt as they moved to new locations for better living conditions as the seasons changed. This book discusses the forerunners, present context, and technology of portable architecture. It documents numerous international examples, organized by areas of application, and offers a broad array of suggestions for practical design. In the Arts and Culture section, Shigeru Ban’s Nomadic Museum, made of shipping containers in the USA and Japan is examined, as is Mark Fisher’s event architecture for concert tours by the Rolling Stones and U2. Suggestions for flexible living include Richard Horden’s micro compact home and the Container Home Kit from LOT/EK. The design of mobile structures used in extreme situations, such as the Antarctic or in the aftermath of natural catastrophes, is explored. Exhibition and entertainment facilities are other typical areas of application for light, mobile structures. Demountable, temporary structures allow for exciting architectural experimentation which can then be prototyped for regular use.

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Author:   Robert Kronenburg
Publisher:   Birkhauser
Imprint:   Birkhauser
Dimensions:   Width: 23.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 30.00cm
Weight:   0.925kg
ISBN:  

9783764383244

ISBN 10:   3764383240
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   16 May 2008
Recommended Age:   College Graduate Student
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface Introduction     Exhibition and Commerce Renzo Piano Building Workshop: IBM Traveling Pavilion James Law Cybertecture: Pacific Century Cyberworks Connect Kiosk Shops LOT-EK: DIM Mobile Retail Unit LOT-EK: Uniqlo Pop-Up Store Shigeru Ban: Japan Pavilion Shigeru Ban: Nomadic Museum FTL Design Engineering Studio: Dyson Mobile Exhibition Pavilion Tectoniks Ltd.: Spirit of Dubai Building Inflate: Big M Inflate: Unipart Structure Inflate: Smirnoff Cube Festo: Airtecture Air Hall Festo: Airquarium Entertainment Rudi Enos, Valhalla Toutenkamion, Screen Machine 2 AMP Arquitectos/Wilk Salinas, Bathing Ship FTL Design Engineering Studio: Harley Davidson Machine Tent Mark Fisher: U2 Vertigo Tour Stage Set Mark Fisher: The Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour Stage Set Mark Fisher: Superbowl Half-Time Shows Shelter and Residential Office of Mobile Design: Portable House Richard Horden: micro-compact home Paul Burchill and Hervé Delaby: Caravan of the Future LOT-EK: Mobile Dwelling Unit Arts and Education Gruber + Popp Architekten: Mobile Museums Gollifer Langston Architects: Classroom of the Future Theo Jansen: Animarus Rhinocerus Transport Tadao Ando Architect and Associates, Karaza Theatre Military and Expedition NASA: ISS TransHAB Faber Maunsell: Halley VI Weatherhaven: BHP Geological Survey Camp   Selected Bibliography Index Illustration Credits

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Robert Kronenburg is an architect and a professor at the University of Liverpool, whose School of Architecture he heads.

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