The Works

The Industrial Architecture of the United States
Erscheinungsjahr 1999
ISBN: 978-0-19-509000-0
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 879 g

The factories of American cities are examples of functional beauty constructed from an attempt to adapt a means to an end. The Works is a generously illustrated and exhaustive study of the different types of industrial buildings over one hundred years. It explains the rationale of the design of factory buildings and "the works" complexes, the changes in building materials in relation to functional needs, and the aesthetics of industrial architecture.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bradley, Betsy Hunter

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Gebäudetypen Öffentliche Gebäude, Gewerbliche Bauten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Preface; The Notion of Works; Architectural Components of the Works; Layouts of the Works; Powered for Profit; Engineering Considerations; Strength, Span and the Resistance to Fire; Materials for Construction; Factory Walls; Factory Roofs; A Meeting of Aesthetic Traditions; Factories as Architecture; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

Über Autor(innen)

Betsy Hunter Bradley is an architectural historian with the History of Technology and Science Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio