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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherLund Humphries Publishers, The Limited
ISBN-100868247189
ISBN-139780868247182
eBay Product ID (ePID)2258615
Product Key Features
Book TitleFibro Frontier : a Different History of Australian Architecture
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1999
TopicRegional, Methods & Materials, History / General
IllustratorYes
GenreArchitecture
AuthorCharles Pickett
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight21 Oz
Item Length10.6 in
Item Width8.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal728/.0994
SynopsisFibro has long been in the shadows, but today cutting-edge architects around the world are returning to fibro now asbestos-free as a cheap and versatile building material. At last fibro is being recognised as a part of our architectural heritage. The Fibro Frontier looks at fibro in all its glory, from the holiday shacks, genteel bungalows and fun fairs of the past, to the international airports and award-winning houses of today.", At the peak of Australia's housing boom in the 1950s, one third of new houses were owner-built and most were made of fibro. Today cutting-edge architects in Australia and overseas are returning to fibro and this book looks at it in all its glory, from the holiday shacks to international airports., Fibro has long been in the shadows, but today cutting-edge architects around the world are returning to fibro - now asbestos-free - as a cheap and versatile building material. At last fibro is being recognised as a part of our architectural heritage. The Fibro Frontier looks at fibro in all its glory, from the holiday shacks, genteel bungalows and fun fairs of the past, to the international airports and award-winning houses of today.