Prefabs
A History of the UK Temporary Housing Programme
1st Edition
Published on 19. February 2022
202 pages
978-1-000-55367-3 (ISBN)
Description
Originally published in 1995, this book unravels the history of the 'temporary bungalow' and shows that perhaps it was more a question of providing a new peace-time product for factories than a means of providing accommodation for the homeless. Built in a period of housing history which remains fascinating for architects and planners and admired by some of their first occupants but berated by others, those prefabs remaining today are subject to preservation orders but also perhaps offer a solution to the ongoing housing crisis in the UK. The book includes chapters on the development of the prefab house in the UK; comparisons with temporary housing programmes in the USA, Sweden and Germany; political and economic considerations to the UK Temporary Housing Programme and a discussion of the design of the Arcon, Uni-Seco, Tarran and Aluminium Temporary Bungalows.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-1-000-55367-3 (9781000553673)
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Content
1. The Prefab and Its People 2. Bungalows by the Sea 3. Over There 4. The House From the Factory 5. The New Jerusalem 6. The Costs of the Programme.
