1st Edition

Prefabs A History of the UK Temporary Housing Programme

By Brenda Vale Copyright 1995
202 Pages
by Routledge

202 Pages
by Routledge

202 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1995, this book unravels the history of the ‘temporary bungalow’ and shows that perhaps it was more a question of providing a new peace-time product for factories than a means of providing accommodation for the homeless. Built in a period of housing history which remains fascinating for architects and planners and admired by some of their first occupants but berated by... Read more

1. The Prefab and Its People 2. Bungalows by the Sea 3. Over There 4. The House From the Factory 5. The New Jerusalem 6. The Costs of the Programme.

Biography

Brenda Vale