textual records
ARCH273148
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Group consists of some sheet of the dummy for the thesis "Low Cost Thermal Curtains for Passive Solar Energy Applications" by Witold Rybcynski and Vikram Bhatt for the Minimum Cost Housing Group.
ca. 1980
Low Cost Thermal Curtains for Passive Solar Energy Applications
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ARCH273148
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Group consists of some sheet of the dummy for the thesis "Low Cost Thermal Curtains for Passive Solar Energy Applications" by Witold Rybcynski and Vikram Bhatt for the Minimum Cost Housing Group.
textual records
ca. 1980
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AP149.S1.1988.PR01
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This project series documents Minimum Cost Housing Group's housing development project in Sichuan, China. The project was done in collaboration with the Chongqing Institute of Architecture and Engineering between 1993 and 1995. The two main objectives were to train Chongqing staff to develope a new use for the land and new housing planning in rural areas. The project also led to the publication "Housing a Billion," which was published in two volumes: "Housing a Billion: Volume 1- Urban Upgrading: Design Ideals for Rural China" and "Housing a Billion: Volume 2- Village Upgrading: Jianlu, China", both published in 1993. Also includes material related to the international workshop"Rural Housing: A First Step to Market Housing" in China, to which Minimum Cost Housing Group help organized and participated to. The material in this file was produced between 1986 and 1994. The file contains predominantly textual records documenting the collaboration between the Minimum Cost Housing Group and the Chongqing Institute of Architecture and Engineering, and also the production of the publication. The file also includes dummies, drawings, slides and other production material for the publications "Housing a Billion."
1986-1994
Housing development project in Sichuan
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AP149.S1.1988.PR01
Description:
This project series documents Minimum Cost Housing Group's housing development project in Sichuan, China. The project was done in collaboration with the Chongqing Institute of Architecture and Engineering between 1993 and 1995. The two main objectives were to train Chongqing staff to develope a new use for the land and new housing planning in rural areas. The project also led to the publication "Housing a Billion," which was published in two volumes: "Housing a Billion: Volume 1- Urban Upgrading: Design Ideals for Rural China" and "Housing a Billion: Volume 2- Village Upgrading: Jianlu, China", both published in 1993. Also includes material related to the international workshop"Rural Housing: A First Step to Market Housing" in China, to which Minimum Cost Housing Group help organized and participated to. The material in this file was produced between 1986 and 1994. The file contains predominantly textual records documenting the collaboration between the Minimum Cost Housing Group and the Chongqing Institute of Architecture and Engineering, and also the production of the publication. The file also includes dummies, drawings, slides and other production material for the publications "Housing a Billion."
Project
1986-1994
textual records
AP149.S3.SS2.024
1985-1986
textual records
1985-1986
textual records
AP149.S3.SS2.043
1985-1986
textual records
1985-1986
textual records
AP149.S3.SS2.071
1976-1978
textual records
1976-1978
textual records
AP149.S2.SS3.034
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Reference material from the reference library of the Minimum Cost Housing Group. Predominantly includes photocopies of publication on housing improvement and development in India.
1970s-1990s
Reference material on housing in India
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AP149.S2.SS3.034
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Reference material from the reference library of the Minimum Cost Housing Group. Predominantly includes photocopies of publication on housing improvement and development in India.
textual records
1970s-1990s
photographs
AP149.S4.SS2.041
ca. 1988
photographs
ca. 1988
photographs
AP149.S4.SS2.004
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Groups consists of slides for a seminar on housing by the Minimum Cost Housing group presented in the Fall semester of 2001. Also includes a seminar description.
2001
Slides for the lecture "Housing Seminar I"
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AP149.S4.SS2.004
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Groups consists of slides for a seminar on housing by the Minimum Cost Housing group presented in the Fall semester of 2001. Also includes a seminar description.
photographs
2001
ARCH293202
circa 1988
Project
AP149.S1.2000.PR01
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This project series documents Minimum Cost Housing Group's project research for a gendered approach on housing in First Nation's communities, throughout a study project in collaboration with the Crie community of Chisasibi, in Canada, between 2000 and 2001. The material in this project series was produced between 1998 and 2002 and includes textual records of project planning and reports.
1998-2002
Gender approach on housing in Native American’s communities
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AP149.S1.2000.PR01
Description:
This project series documents Minimum Cost Housing Group's project research for a gendered approach on housing in First Nation's communities, throughout a study project in collaboration with the Crie community of Chisasibi, in Canada, between 2000 and 2001. The material in this project series was produced between 1998 and 2002 and includes textual records of project planning and reports.
Project
1998-2002