Henri Coandă’s Prefabricated Dwellings Between France and Romania
Henri Coandă’s Prefabricated Dwellings Between France and Romania
Author(s): Andreea Cel MareSubject(s): Architecture, Political history, Recent History (1900 till today), History of Art
Published by: Universitatea de Arhitectură şi Urbanism »Ion Mincu«
Keywords: prefabrication; mass-production of houses; innovation; interwar housing policies; political ideology;
Summary/Abstract: The First World War left behind a devastated Europe all the more so since the destructions caused by the war deeply affected all branches of the economy. Thus, along the reconstruction of buildings and infrastructure, the solving of the acute housing shortage that affected big cities was among the political priorities of the third decade of the 20th century, in a context where the required manpower was deficient.
Journal: sITA – studii de Istoria şi Teoria Arhitecturii
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 6
- Page Range: 41-59
- Page Count: 19
- Language: English
