Portable Architecture

Design and Technology

Robert Kronenburg

160 pages, parution le 26/06/2008

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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.

L'auteur - Robert Kronenburg

Professeur à l'université de Liverpool, Robert Kronenburg fait autorité par ses recherches et le nombre de ses publications sur l'architecture mobile et l'impact de la technologie sur la forme architecturale et la conception de maisons expérimentales. Parmi ses livres les plus importants figurent Portable Architecture, Houses in Motion : The Genesis, History and Development of the Portable Building, et Spirit of the Machine : Technology as an Inspiration in Architectural Design.

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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

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Birkhäuser
Auteur(s)	Robert Kronenburg
Parution	26/06/2008
Nb. de pages	160
Format	23 x 30
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1001g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9783764383244
ISBN13	978-3-7643-8324-4