
A-frame
Chad Randl(Author)
Princeton Architectural Press
1st Edition
Published on 1. April 2004
Book
Hardback
207 pages
978-1-56898-410-0 (ISBN)
Description
In "feel" and in format, similar to Paint by Number, A-frame examines the leisure building/do-it-yourself phenomenon that hit the middle class during the 1950s and 1960s. For those wanting a place that was unusual and exciting, modern yet warm, cheap and easy to build by developer and weekend handyman alike, a place wholly suited to the informal leisure lifestyle, the A-frame was an appealing alternative to buying a high-priced beach/country house. And so successful was the A-frame that it was quickly appropriated for roadside commercial and religious architecture. The book explores the variety of A-frames that came out of the period, from the basic do-it-yourself cabins to elaborate, even ostentatious, designs by well-known architects. It explains why the A-frame served as an icon for relaxation, an acceptable form of modernism and a convenient tool for marketing a wide range of products including gas powered toilets, motorcycles and canned vegetables.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Illustrations
89
99 farbige Abbildungen, 89 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 99 Farbfotos bzw. farbige Rasterbilder, 89 s/w Abbildungen
75ill.150col.ill.
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
740 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56898-410-0 (9781568984100)
DOI
10.1007/b96713
Schweitzer Classification