Container Architecture: Modular Construction Marvels

Kramer, Sibylle

ISBN 10: 3037682876 / ISBN 13: 9783037682876

Published by Braun, Berlin, 2024

Size: Oblong 12mo 6 3/4 - 7 3/4". 192 pp. Internally clean. Binding firm. Profusely illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Architecture; Modern; Art & Design. ISBN/EAN: 9783037682876. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 53328. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries. Seller Inventory # 53328

Synopsis:

In this book the reader will find the full range of current container architecture projects – one container for a temporary exhibition Hall, or thousand containers for a football stadium.

In an ever-changing world with its hybrid forms of living and working, this book presents a collection of remarkable and carefully selected container buildings. Invented in the 1950s by Malcom McLean, these plain steel boxes with corrugated profiles revolutionized the worldwide trade sector. Furthermore, these huge receptacles for storing and transporting cargo have found their way into architecture to become an essential part of global building culture.

Ever more astonishing architectural applications and design experiments are based on these standardized, strictly geometrically conceived units. Their imaginatively designed shells are just as versatile as their use: sometimes with original, rough surfaces with traces of use that tell a story, sometimes with a curtain facade made of wood and large-scale glazing, or even as a purist composition with a sophisticated light installation.

About the Author: After completing a degree in architecture in architecture Sibylle Kramer worked for gmp von Gerkan, Marg and Partners in different functions, such as Chief Representative in Beijing. In 2001 she set up her successful architecture practice in Hamburg which has received various awards and competition prizes. Kramer is also a frequent participant on selection committees for architectural competitions. As a book author, she has published books on architectural topics with Braun for many years.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Container Architecture: Modular Construction...
Publisher: Braun, Berlin
Publication Date: 2024
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Edition: First Edition.