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American Framing: The Same Something for Everyone
Edited by Paul Andersen, Edited by Jayne Kelley, Edited by Paul Preissner
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From its origins in the Midwest in the early nineteenth century, the technique of light timber framing—also known at the time as “Chicago constructionâ€â€”quickly came to underwrite the territorial and ideological expansion of the United States. Softwood construction was inherently practical, as its materials were readily available and required little skill to assemble. The result was a built environment that erased typological and class distinctions: no amount of money can buy you a better 2 x 4. This fundamental sameness paradoxically underlies the American culture of individuality, unifying all superficial differences. It has been both a cause and effect of the country’s high regard for novelty, in contrast with the stability that is often assumed to be essential to architecture. American Framing is a visual and textual exploration of the social, environmental, and architectural conditions and consequences of this ubiquitous form of construction. For architecture, it offers a story of an American project that is bored with tradition, eager to choose economy over technical skill, and accepting of a relaxed idea of craft in the pursuit of something useful and new—the forming of an architecture that enables architecture.
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Publisher | Park Books
Published date | 19 Jun 2023
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 252
Dimensions | 300 x 210 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 1003g
ISBN | 978-3-0386-0195-1
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BISAC | science / life sciences / biology / general
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