{"product_id":"container-architecture-modular-construction-marvels-9783037682876","title":"Container Architecture: Modular Construction Marvels","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this book the reader will find the full range of\u003cbr\u003ecurrent container architecture projects - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eone container for a temporary exhibition Hall, or thousand containers for a football stadium. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an ever-changing world with its hybrid forms of living and working, \u003cbr\u003ethis 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEver 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Braun Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783037682876\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192","brand":"Sibylle Kramer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43084270108853,"sku":"9783037682876","price":42.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f17c9c6f-b10f-4f32-b805-68276602f320.jpg?v=1692113507","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/container-architecture-modular-construction-marvels-9783037682876","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}