Some aspects of steel building construction of the industrial architecture in the United States (18901930)
Author(s): |
Miron Mislin
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Medium: | conference paper |
Language(s): | English |
Conference: | 6th International Congress on Construction History (6ICCH 2018), July 9-13, 2018, Brussels, Belgium |
Published in: | Building Knowledge, Constructing Histories [2 vols.] |
Page(s): | 935-941 |
Year: | 2018 |
Abstract: | At the turn of the twentieth century, American industrial architecture assumed a leading role worldwide with new construction methods and new materials. The standardisation of building processes and new methods of pre-fabrication accelerated the reduction of construction times and promoted efficiency in the design of factories. |