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An architectural response to the housing crisis

dc.contributor.authorCarlisle, Richard L.en
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-10T20:13:34Zen
dc.date.available2017-03-10T20:13:34Zen
dc.date.issued1978en
dc.description.abstractAn investigation into the characteristics of the housing crisis was conducted to identify a number of opportunities through which the architectural profession might contribute to the resolution of the housing crisis. These opportunities were evaluated and used as organizing elements in the development of an architectural response. It was decided that a construction system was needed which would reduce the cost of housing through the use of standardization, prefabrication, and a close attention to facilitating efficient construction management while net urcnecessarily constraining decisions which were related to the specific user or site. It was determined that a prefabricated system of standardized components that interfaced in a simple and consistent manner using both conventional methods and materials would best service this purpose. Such a system was proposed and a number of sample applications were developed and evaluated.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Architectureen
dc.format.extentvii, 156 leavesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/76233en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 39879507en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1978.C275en
dc.titleAn architectural response to the housing crisisen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineArchitectureen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Architectureen

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