Container Architecture

Modular Construction Marvels

Sibylle Kramer

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English

Braun
20 January 2024

Architecture; Theory of architecture

Design reduced to the absolute essential - the shipping container. Invented in the 1950s by Malcom McLean, these plain steel boxes with corrugated profiles revolutionized the worldwide trade sector. These huge receptacles for storing and transporting cargo have found their way into architecture to become an essential part of global building culture.

Ever more astonishing architectural applications and design experiments are based on these standardized, strictly geometrically conceived units. Their imaginatively designed shells are just as versatile as their use: sometimes with original, rough surfaces with traces of use that tell a story, sometimes with a curtain facade made of wood and largescale glazing, or even as a purist composition with a sophisticated light installation. In an everchanging world with its hybrid forms of living and working, this book presents a collection of remarkable container buildings.

By: Sibylle Kramer
Imprint: Braun
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Dimensions: Height: 195mm, Width: 295mm,
Weight: 1.000kg
ISBN: 9783037682876
ISBN 10: 3037682876
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 20 January 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

After completing a degree in architecture in architecture Sibylle Kramer worked for gmp von Gerkan, Marg and Partners in different functions, such as Chief Representative in Beijing. In 2001 she set up her successful architecture practice in Hamburg which has received various awards and competition prizes. Kramer is also a frequent participant on selection committees for architectural competitions.