The formaldehyde-based resins that bind pressed woods are an overlooked, yet foundational, agent in the homemaking and technological dreamworlds of mid-twentieth century North America. Formaldehyde, an irritant, allergen, neurotoxin, and carcinogen, undergirds much of the comfort, security, and affordability of the modern home. In this talk Nicholas Shapiro tracks(...)
9 March 2017
When Shelter Becomes Exposure
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The formaldehyde-based resins that bind pressed woods are an overlooked, yet foundational, agent in the homemaking and technological dreamworlds of mid-twentieth century North America. Formaldehyde, an irritant, allergen, neurotoxin, and carcinogen, undergirds much of the comfort, security, and affordability of the modern home. In this talk Nicholas Shapiro tracks(...)
PH1981:1267:024
architecture, sculpture
18 September 1970
architecture, sculpture
books
Formaldehyde : how great is the danger to museum collections? / Pamela Hatchfield, Jane Carpenter.
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44 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Cambridge, Mass. : Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, Harvard University Art Museums, [1987]
Formaldehyde : how great is the danger to museum collections? / Pamela Hatchfield, Jane Carpenter.
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44 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
books
Cambridge, Mass. : Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, Harvard University Art Museums, [1987]
books
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64 pages in various pagings ; 28 cm
Gaithersburg, MD : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards ; Washington, D.C. For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1985.
Urea-formaldehyde foam insulations : a review of their properties and performance / Walter J. Rossiter, Jr., Robert G. Mathey ; sponsored by Office of Conservation and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy.
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64 pages in various pagings ; 28 cm
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Gaithersburg, MD : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards ; Washington, D.C. For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1985.
video
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1 online resource (1 video file (30 min., 13 sec.)) : sound, color
[Montréal] : CCA, [2017]
Nicholas Shapiro : when shelter becomes exposure.
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1 online resource (1 video file (30 min., 13 sec.)) : sound, color
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[Montréal] : CCA, [2017]
architecture
PH1981:0361
published 1856
DR1974:0002:030:026:001-002
military
between 1800 and 1846
Study of a rock formation; Section and elevations of a cannon
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DR1974:0002:030:026:001-002
military
ARCH250477
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Un ensemble de 5 accessoires possiblement pour agrandisseur ou accessoires de corps arrière de caméra multiformat, en bois noir, possiblement de fabrication artisanale.
Accessoires de corps arrière de caméra grand format en bois
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Un ensemble de 5 accessoires possiblement pour agrandisseur ou accessoires de corps arrière de caméra multiformat, en bois noir, possiblement de fabrication artisanale.
ARCH287082
circa 1972
Landscape photograph of rock formations for About None Conscious Architecture
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