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Prefabricated Houses for the Developing Countries

Prefabricated Houses for the Developing Countries

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People

  • McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)

Title

Prefabricated Houses for the Developing Countries

Dates of creation

1971 or before

Level of archival description

Project

Extent and Medium

  • 0.04 l.m. of textual records
  • 1 book

Scope and Content

File related to the publication "The Problem Is" in 1971 by Minimum Cost Housing Group about the project of a prefabricated house for the developping countries. The material in this file was produced around 1971. The file contains textual records, predominantly dummies for the publications, and a copy of the book entitled "The Problem Is".

Reference Number

AP149.S1.1971.PR01

Arrangement

Materiel in this project series was kept in its original order during processing.

Location

Montréal Island of Montréal Québec Canada

Language of material

The documents are in English.

Inventory

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    • Reference Number: AP149.S1.1971.PR01.002
    • Title: L'Opération Écol: Écologie + Construction + Bon Sens
    • Dates of creation: 1972
    • Form: books
    • Catalogued items within this file 1

    People:

    • McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (architectural society)
    • McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)

    Description:

    Minimum Cost Housing Group's publication in French "L'Opération Écol: Écologie + Construction + Bon Sens" by Alvero Ortega, Witold Rybczynki, Samir Ayadm Wajid Ali and Arthur Acheson about the project of a self-sufficient habitable low-cost house untaken in 1972.

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 book(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 0.01 l.m. of textual records

    Technique and media:

    Bound volume of electrophotographic print on paper

    Dimensions:

    book: 27,7 × 21,3 × 0,9 cm (10 7/8 × 8 3/8 × 3/8 in.)

    Physical Description:

    Bound volume of 128 pages.

    Credit line:

    Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Vikram Bhatt/
    Gift of Vikram Bhatt

    Language of material:

    This documents is in French.

    Related units of description:

    • A final bound version translated in French of the book "Ecol Operation: Ecology + Building + Common Sense" is catalogued as ARCH253673.
    • The printing plates for this book are catalogued as ARCH273560.

    Objects that have been catalogued:

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    • Reference Number: ARCH272994
    • Title: The Problem is...
    • Dates of creation: 1971 or before
    • Form: textual records
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (architectural society)
    • McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)

    Description:

    Group consists of a dummy for the Minimum Cost Housing Group's publication "The Problem is.." about prefabricated houses for the developing countries.

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 textual record(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 0.02 l.m. of textual records

    Technique and media:

    Electrophotographic print on paper; electrophotographic print on paper mounted electrophotographic print on paper

    Document Type:

    • dummy (printed matter)

    Credit line:

    Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Vikram Bhatt/
    Gift of Vikram Bhatt

    Related units of description:

    • Another dummy of this publication is catalogued as ARCH272995.

    Folder Number:

    149-003-02

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    • Reference Number: ARCH272995
    • Title: The Problem is..
    • Dates of creation: 1971 or before
    • Form: textual records
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (architectural society)
    • McGill University. Minimum Cost Housing Group (archive creator)

    Description:

    Group consists of a dummy for the Minimum Cost Housing Group's publication "The Problem is..." about prefabricated houses for the developing countries.

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 textual record(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 0.02 l.m. of textual records

    Technique and media:

    Ink on paper; electrophotographic print on paper; coloured pencil on paper; electrophotographic print and ink on paper mounted on typescript on paper

    Document Type:

    • dummy (printed matter)

    Physical Description:

    Some groups of pages are stapled.

    Credit line:

    Minimum Cost Housing Group fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Vikram Bhatt/
    Gift of Vikram Bhatt

    Related units of description:

    • Another dummy of this publication is catalogued as ARCH272994.

    Folder Number:

    149-003-03

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