Houses in Motion: The Genesis, History and Development of the Portable Building

Foreword. Foreword to the First Edition. Introduction. Prehistoric and Traditional Portable Buildings. Non-Architectural Precedents. The Age of Invention: Technological Change Before 1900. Twentieth Century Innovators. Military Engineering. The Construction Industries. Contemporary Design. Shelter After Disaster. Prototypes and Predictions. The Image and Identity of Portable Architecture. Architecture and Change. Footnotes. Select Bibliography. Index.