No Nails, No Lumber: The Bubble Houses of Wallace Neff

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9781616890247
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN-10
161689024X
ISBN-13
9781616890247
eBay Product ID (ePID)
7038659927

Product Key Features

Book Title
No Nails, No Lumber : the Bubble Houses of Wallace Neff
Number of Pages
176 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2011
Topic
Construction / General, Individual Architects & Firms / General, Criticism
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Architecture
Author
Jeffrey Head
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.2 in
Item Weight
21.5 Oz
Item Length
8.3 in
Item Width
7.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2011-022740
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Today, Neff's Airform architecture appears as both retro and futuristic - modern inspiration in the ongoing quest to develop efficient and affordable housing." -- The Los Angeles Times, "That shape --- the rebellion against the cube... My heart also skips an extra beat when I see extraordinary people realising their vision, which is what Neff achieved with his blessed bubble house concept." --Flux magazine, "Architect Wallace Neff defined the "California Style" using the hallmarks of the Spanish Colonial Revival movement. "Bubble Houses" were his answer to the global housing crisis and way ahead of their time." --San Diego magazine
Grade From
Preschool
Grade To
College Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal
720.92
Synopsis
Imagine a house constructed in less than forty-eight hours, without using lumber or nails, that is more resistant to fire, earthquakes, and hurricanes than any traditionally built structure. This may sound like the latest development in prefab housing or green architecture, but the design dates back to 1941 when architect Wallace Neff (1895 1982) developed Airform construction as a solution to the global housing crisis. Best known for his elegant Spanish Colonial revival estates in Southern California, Neff had a private passion for his dome-shaped "bubble houses" made of reinforced concrete cast in position over an inflatable balloon. No Nails, No Lumber shows the beauty and versatility of Neff 's design in new and vintage photography, previously unpublished illustrations, and archival material and ephemera., Imagine a house constructed in less than forty-eight hours, without using lumber or nails, that is more resistant to fire, earthquakes, and hurricanes than any traditionally built structure. This may sound like the latest development in prefab housing or green architecture, but the design dates back to 1941 when architect Wallace Neff (1895 1982) developed Airform construction as a solution to the global housing crisis. Best known for his elegant Spanish Colonial revival estates in Southern California, Neff had a private passion for his dome-shaped "bubble houses" made of reinforced concrete cast in position over an inflatable balloon.No Nails, No Lumber shows the beauty and versatility of Neff 's design in new and vintage photography, previously unpublished illustrations, and archival material and ephemera.
LC Classification Number
NA737.N37H43 2011

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