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A house in the sun : modern architecture and solar energy in the Cold War
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Title
A house in the sun : modern architecture and solar energy in the Cold War / Daniel A. Barber.
ISBN
9780199394012
0199394016
Publication
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Physical Description
xiii, 336 pages ; 26 cm
Summary
"A House in the Sun describes a number of solar house experiments in the 1940s and 1950s. The houses relied on the materials and ideas of modern architecture for both energy efficiency and claims to cultural relevance, and also developed out of a growing concern over global resource limits"--Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 16, 2016
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: Architecture, technology, and politics
The modern solar house
What is a house?
Discovering renewable resources
Experimental dwellings
All-solar houses
The World Solar Energy Project
Design and research
Architecture and the sun
Conclusion: Architecture and environmentalism.
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