Container atlas
Subtitle: a practical guide to container architecture
By: [Han] Slawik ... [et al.], editors
Publisher: Gestalten
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Berlin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
Subjects: Modern Architecture; Prefabricated houses; Prefabricated Buildings; Metal buildings; Pictorial works; Temporary Buildings
Description: "Presents a wide range of container architecture projects along with an in-depth investigation into the background and evolution of this topical field... and reveals a profound variety of functional and aesthetic building possibilities." -- from back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 243) and index.
Table of contents: title: The history of the shipping container; title: From the container to an architecture; title: Use of containers; title: Containers as building modules; title: Containers as building blocks; title: Structural design aspects : freight containers; title: Projects; title: Outlook.