Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Bureau of Reclamation's Architectural Legacy: 1902-1955
The vast number and types of buildings Reclamation constructed make it impossible to describe or identify them all. Across the Western States, Reclamation fabricated everything from barns to bathhouses, fire stations to fish hatcheries, schools to shop buildings, and dormitories to dwellings. In order to create a reasonable framework for this study, it was necessary to focus on a limited time period and a distinct group of buildings, and select representative examples. This volume explores Reclamation offices and residences constructed between 1902 and 1955. Together, the two types of buildings comprised more than half of Reclamations building inventory, with residences far outnumbering offices. Both types can further be classified as either temporary or permanent. Due to the remote location of most Reclamation engineering works, the Bureau had to provide housing and office space for its employees during project construction. These residences and offices were, for the most part, associated with camps, and most camps were temporary. When construction concluded, buildings were moved, sold, or demolished. On larger projects and at significant project features, however, Reclamation built permanent residences and offices to serve in the ongoing operation and maintenance of its engineering assets. Sometimes, the lines between temporary and permanent buildings blurred because some temporary buildings were retained for long periods of time or indefinitely. While it was impossible to verify the current status of all buildings described in this study, notations are made where buildings are known to exist. This study also describes the influence of architectural styles on Reclamations offices and residences.
Bureau of Reclamation's Architectural Legacy: 1902-1955
The vast number and types of buildings Reclamation constructed make it impossible to describe or identify them all. Across the Western States, Reclamation fabricated everything from barns to bathhouses, fire stations to fish hatcheries, schools to shop buildings, and dormitories to dwellings. In order to create a reasonable framework for this study, it was necessary to focus on a limited time period and a distinct group of buildings, and select representative examples. This volume explores Reclamation offices and residences constructed between 1902 and 1955. Together, the two types of buildings comprised more than half of Reclamations building inventory, with residences far outnumbering offices. Both types can further be classified as either temporary or permanent. Due to the remote location of most Reclamation engineering works, the Bureau had to provide housing and office space for its employees during project construction. These residences and offices were, for the most part, associated with camps, and most camps were temporary. When construction concluded, buildings were moved, sold, or demolished. On larger projects and at significant project features, however, Reclamation built permanent residences and offices to serve in the ongoing operation and maintenance of its engineering assets. Sometimes, the lines between temporary and permanent buildings blurred because some temporary buildings were retained for long periods of time or indefinitely. While it was impossible to verify the current status of all buildings described in this study, notations are made where buildings are known to exist. This study also describes the influence of architectural styles on Reclamations offices and residences.
Bureau of Reclamation's Architectural Legacy: 1902-1955
C. E. Pfaff (Autor:in)
2007
282 pages
Report
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Englisch
Natural Resource Management , Hydrology & Limnology , Recreation , Offices , Residences , Buildings , Architectures , Landscapes , Camps , Recommendations , Housing , Project construction , Federal government agencies , Building deisgns , Building materials , Building standards , Bureau of Reclamation , New Deal Era , War Years , The Great Depression
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