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Title:

Transparent acrylic constructions before and after 1950 – from the 1935 Opel Olympia to the 1972 Olympic roof

Document type:
Buchbeitrag
Author(s):
Brunner, Susanne
Pages contribution:
275-282
Chapter contribution:
Thematic session: Historicizing material properties: Between technological and cultural history
Abstract:
This paper looks at the historic developments that led to the use of transparent acrylic construction elements from the 1950s onwards. The analysis is based on archive material from the record group Röhm of Evonik Industries AG, the Deutsches Museum (DM), and two key objects: the Opel Olympia (1930s) of the DM and the roof of the Olympic sports facilities (1970s) in Munich. In terms of their construction, usage, and meaning, these objects show the main differences between transparent acrylics be...     »
Book title:
History of construction cultures
Volume:
Volume 1
Publisher:
CRC Press Taylor and Francis Group
Publisher address:
Boca Raton, London, New York, Leiden
Year:
2021
Quarter:
3. Quartal
Language:
en
DOI:
doi:DOI 10.1201/9781003173359-36
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