Brief History of Housing, A
- Synopsis
- An introduction to the development of house types and construction materials over the last thousand years. Begins with the crude earth and timber structures of the early Middle Ages and traces the significant vernacular and architectural developments over the following centuries, concluding with a brief examination of house styles since World War 2.
- Series
- Building History and Conservation, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 27 min.
- Year of production
- 1993
- Availability
- out of distribution; 2005 sale: £65.00 (+VAT inc. p&p)
- Notes
- This film has been replaced by 300 YEARS OF HOUSING, made in 2002
- Documentation
- Related book: ‘The Construction of Houses’, 2nd ed, by Duncan Marshall and Derek Worthing, (Estates Gazette, Freepost 30, London W1E 6JZ), ISBN 0 7282 0260 3. Also 20 workbooks with copyright-free drawings.
- Uses
- Students of the built environment.
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Keywords
- buildings; conservation - buildings; construction engineering; domestic architecture
Online availability
- URI
- http://environment.uwe.ac.uk/video/wmv.html
- Price
- £275.00 + VAT (series of 15)
Credits
- Director
- Duncan Marshall; Keith Jacques
- Producer
- Duncan Marshall; Keith Jacques
Sponsor
Distributor
- Name
University of the West of England, The Video Project
- Contact
- Duncan Marshall or Steve Brown
- Steve.Brown@uwe.ac.uk
- Web
- http://environment.uwe.ac.uk/video/index.htm External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 0117 328 3008
- Address
- Faculty of Environment & Technology
Coldharbour Lane
Frenchay Campus
Bristol
BS16 1QY - Notes
- A continuing series of video productions on domestic building construction and another on building history and conservation. Sale on DVD or as Windows Media, Quicktime or Flash files.
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