The Prefabrication of HousesPublished jointly by the Technology Press of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Wiley, New York, 1951 - Buildings, Prefabricated - 466 pages |
Contents
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDUSTRY | 5 |
GREAT EXPECTATIONS AND DISAP | 65 |
A Stage in Industrialization | 74 |
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