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Building the face of modern architecture. Facade and window manufacturers as contractors

Document type:
Konferenzbeitrag
Contribution type:
Textbeitrag / Aufsatz
Author(s):
Grom, Rouven; Putz, Andreas
Pages contribution:
415-422
Abstract:
Based on post-war economic growth and with technological advancements in prefabrication and construction, many small metal workshops started to develop into specialized industrial manufacturers for the production of windows and facades since the 1950s in Germany. While some of these companies offered comprehensive and customized services, others developed into providers of standardized systems, like Schüco from North Rhein-Westphalia. The former, however, often assumed the role of contractors f...     »
Dewey Decimal Classification:
720 Architektur
Horizon 2020:
Research for this article was funded by the European Union (ERC, 101078792). "CONSTEMO. Recurring Elements of Modern Facades (1960–1990). Foundations for the Conservation of High-Tech Modernism”.
Editor:
Holzer, Stefan; Langenberg, Silke; Knobling, Clemens; Kasap, Orkun
Book / Congress title:
Construction Matters
Congress (additional information):
Proceedings of the 8th International Congress on Construction History
Publisher:
vdf Hochschulverlag AG
Publisher address:
Zürich
Year:
2024
Print-ISBN:
978-3-7281-4166-8
Reviewed:
ja
Language:
en
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.3218/4166-8
WWW:
https://vdf.ch/construction-matters-e-book.html
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