Bibliograph

Quonset hut, metal living for a modern age, Julie Decker and Chris Chiei, editors

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Quonset hut, metal living for a modern age, Julie Decker and Chris Chiei, editors

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 150-155) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Quonset hut

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

56806659

Responsibility statement

Julie Decker and Chris Chiei, editors

Sub title

metal living for a modern age

Summary

An unexpected architectural phenomenon-something like a halved tin can turned on its side-swept across the American landscape after World War II: the Quonset hut. Originally designed during the war for use as makeshift housing for soldiers and their families around the world, the seemingly ubiquitous Quonset hut housed a rapidly expanding nation in the 1940s and 1950s both at work and at play. From recording studios-a Quonset was responsible for the birth of the "Nashville sound"-to the 1948 congressional campaign headquarters of Gerald Ford, to an endless variety of incarnations including bars, movie theaters, classrooms, supermarkets, restaurants, and houses of worship, the Quonset hut was the shape of a nation in need of affordable, easy-to-build shelter. Quonset Hut: Metal Living for a Modern Age is a fascinating look at a surprising architectural sensation and offers a refreshing, revealing, and untold story of a true American icon

Table Of Contents

The hut that shaped a nation / Julie Decker and Chris Chiei -- How the hut came to be / Chris Chiei -- Quonsets, Alaska, and World War II / Steven Haycox -- War, design, and weapons of mass construction / Brian Carter -- After the war : Quonset huts and their integration into daily American life / Tom Vanderbilt -- The huts that wouldn't go away : Alaska adopts the hut / Chris Chiei -- Quonsets today : concluding thoughts / Julie Decker and Chris Chiei

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