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Container atlas : a practical guide to container architecture / [Han] Slawik ... [et al.], editors. - Berlin : Gestalten, 2010. - 256 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 243) and index.

The history of the shipping container -- From the container to an architecture -- Use of containers -- Containers as building modules -- Containers as building blocks -- Structural design aspects : freight containers -- Projects -- Outlook.

"Presents a wide range of container architecture projects along with an in-depth investigation into the background and evolution of this topical field... and reveals a profound variety of functional and aesthetic building possibilities." -- from back cover.

ISBN: 9783899552867 3899552865

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Buildings, Prefabricated.
Buildings, Temporary.
Prefabricated houses.
Metal buildings.
Buildings, Prefabricated--Pictorial works.
Buildings, Temporary--Pictorial works.
Prefabricated houses--Pictorial works.
Metal buildings--Pictorial works.
Architecture, Modern--21st century.
Architecture, Modern--21st century--Pictorial works.

LC Class. No.: NA8480 / C667

Dewey Class. No.: 720 / C667