Container Atlas: A Practical Guide to Container Architecture

Hans Slawik, Julia Bergmann, Matthias Buchmeier, Sonja Tinney,

ISBN 10: 3899556690 / ISBN 13: 9783899556698

Published by Gestalten April 2020, 2020

About this Item

A reinvigoration of an architectural classic. Added projects provide insight into the ever-developing world of container architecture. An expanded reprint of a beloved tome, this book presents a wide range of projects in container architecture a contemporary architectural phenomenon. In addition to previously released projects, nearly twenty new examples await to inspire and to engage. Container Atlas features container structures used as pop-up stores and temporary exhibits as well as sophisticated housing and office spaces that provoke and inspire while setting new standards in functionality and aesthetics. But the book is not only visually inspiring. Because it documents plans, describes associated costs, and suggests concrete solutions for common problems, it is a practical reference for architects, planners, and cultural activists as well as event and marketing managers, to guide them in deciding what types of containers are best suited to their upcoming projects.' A reinvigoration of an architectural classic. Added projects provide insight into the ever-developing world of container architecture.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Container Atlas: A Practical Guide to Container Architecture
• Publisher: Gestalten April 2020
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3899556690
• ISBN 13: 9783899556698
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Architecture - PreFab

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Synopsis

Reclaimed, reused and virtually indestructible: The gestalten bestseller Container Atlas comes in a long awaited updated edition. In recent years container architecture has become an essential part of our twenty-first-century surroundings, with it being used to create modular structures for pavilions, brand showrooms, retail premises and even residential homes. During this time, architects have been developing increasingly inventive methods of working with this unassuming construction material, shifting from simple stacks to elaborate compositions. Whereas this architectural approach began as a straightforward way to create temporary buildings, Container Atlas seeks out luxurious remote hideaways, urban dwellings, community centers, and more, all showing how the humble container can put the fab into pre-fab.

About the Author

Prof. Han Slawik, based in Bad Bentheim and Hanover, Germany and Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Author of the first Container Atlas. German engineer, architect and professor, who mainly designs container buildings and is considered a pioneer of container architecture in Europe.