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A house in the sun : modern architecture and solar energy in the Cold War / Daniel A. Barber.
By: Barber, Daniel A [author]
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2016Description: xiii, 336 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps, plans, portraits ; 27 centimetres.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780199394012 (hardcover : acidfree paper).Subject(s): Solar houses -- History -- 20th century | Solar energy -- Research -- History -- 20th century | House construction -- Research -- History -- 20th century | Architecture, Domestic -- History -- 20th century | Architecture and energy conservation -- History -- 20th century | Architecture -- Environmental aspects -- History -- 20th centuryScope and content: "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.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Book | Science Museum London Dana Research Centre Library: Books | Science & Technology Studies Collection | 662.67:93 BARBER (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 2402382637 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [309]-324) and index.
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