Main entry:

Randl, Chad.

Title & Author:

A-frame / Chad Randl.

Publication:

New York : Princeton Architectural Press, ©2004.

Description:

207 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A-frame antecedents to 1950 -- The right shape at the right time -- Setting the stage, 1950-1957 -- Popularity, plan books, and promotion, 1958-1962 -- A-frame apogee, 1962-1972 -- Beyond the vacation home -- A cultural and marketing icon.

Summary:

""A" was the architectural letterform of leisure-time houses in postwar America. Eager to stake out mountain and lakeside retreats, an entire generation of weekend builders found the A-frame a simple and affordable home to construct, its steeply sloping triangular shape distinctive and easy to maintain (almost no exterior walls to paint!). Fueled by A-frame plans and kits, the A-frame became something of a national craze, with tens of thousands of built."
"In the process, the A-frame evolved into an icon for recreation. Agreeably modern and comfortably traditional, it was used to market a wide range of products, including gas-powered toilets, motorcycles, and canned vegetables; Fisher-Price even made one for children. So popular on the domestic front, the A-Frame was eventually adapted to other building types, from roadside restaurants to churches."
"In a look at this architectural phenomenon, Chad Randl tells the story of the "triangle" house from prehistoric Japan to its lifestyle-changing heyday in the 1960s. Part architectural history and part cultural exploration, A-Frame documents every aspect of A-frame living using cartoons, ads, high-style and do-it-yourself examples, and family snapshots. It even includes a complete set of blueprints in case you want to build your own!"--Jacket.

Resources:
Table of contents
Table of contents
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Table of contents

ISBN:

1568984103 (hc ; alk. paper)
9781568984100 (hc ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Vacation homes United States.
A-frame houses United States.
Architecture United States History 20th century.
Vacation homes.
Chalets États-Unis.
Chalets Conception et construction.
Maisons à charpente en A États-Unis.
Architecture États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.
A-frame houses
Architecture
Architektur
Ferienhaus
Wohnungsbau
United States
USA

Form/genre:

Bildband.
History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 234068
Call No.: NA7575.R35 2004
Status: Available