Quonset Hut : Metal Living for a Modern Age /
Contributor(s): Decker, Julie [editor.] | Chiei, Chris [editor.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
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BookPublisher: New York, NY : Princeton Archit.Press, 2005.Description: 154 illus., 64 illus. in color. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781568986548.Subject(s): Architecture | Buildings | Architecture / Design | Building Types and FunctionsDDC classification: 725-728 Online resources: Click here to access online | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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How the Hut Came to Be -- Quonsets, Alaska, and World War II -- War, Design, and Weapons of Mass Construction -- After the War: Quonset Huts and Their Integration Into Daily American Life -- The Huts That Wouldn’t Go Away: Alaska Adopts the Hut -- Quonsets Today: Concluding Thoughts.
Julie Decker x Acknowledgments xii Introduction The Hut That Shaped a Nation Julie Decker and Chris Chiei xv Chapter 1 How the Hut Came to Be Chris Chiei 1 Chapter 2 Quonsets, Alaska, and World War II Steven Haycox 31 Chapter 3 War, Design, and Weapons of Mass Construction Brian Carter 47 Chapter 4 After the War: Quonset Huts and Their Integration into Daily American Life Tom Vanderbilt 63 Chapter 5 The Huts That Wouldn’t Go Away: Alaska Adopts the Hut Chris Chiei 105 Chapter 6 Quonsets Today: Concluding Thoughts Julie Decker and Chris Chiei 133 Appendix: Hut Types 148 Notes 150 Image Credits 156 Index 161 Contributors 165 Preface Julie Decker Quonset Hut: Metal Living for a Modern Age is a project that began half a decade ago when architect Chris Chiei took note of the presence of Quonset huts throughout Alaska—more than half a century after the huts were sent around the world as temporary shelters for World-War-II soldiers, forming a major part of the inf- structure of war. Until now, the impact of Quonset huts in post–World War II life has not been documented in a comprehensive way. Quonset huts are referenced in a variety of publications, and everyone seems to be able to conjure up an image of a semicircle when they hear the word “Quonset,” but its story has not yet been told.
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