A house in the sun
Subtitle: modern architecture and solar energy in the Cold War
By: Daniel A. Barber
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780199394012
Subjects: Solar energy; Domestic Architecture; Research; Architecture and energy conservation; Architecture; House construction; Solar houses; History
Description: "A House in the Sun describes a number of solar house experiments in the 1940s and 1950s. The houses relied on the materials and ideas of modern architecture for both energy efficiency and claims to cultural relevance, and also developed out of a growing concern over global resource limits"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Architecture, technology, and politics; title: The modern solar house; title: What is a house?; title: Discovering renewable resources; title: Experimental dwellings; title: All-solar houses; title: The World Solar Energy Project; title: Design and research; title: Architecture and the sun; title: Conclusion: Architecture and environmentalism.