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Quonset huts are prefabricated structures of corrugated steel with a semi-circular cross-section, developed in the United States during World War II. They were used for various purposes, such as barracks, housing, and warehouses, and some are still in use today.
2 Marsham Street is the headquarters of the Home Office and other UK government departments in London. It was built in 2005 to replace the controversial Marsham Towers, and won several architectural awards.
The Girder and Panel Building Set construction kits enabled a child to build plastic models of mid-twentieth century style buildings. Vertical plastic columns were placed in the holes of a Masonite base board and horizontal girders were then locked into the vertical columns to create the skeletal structure of a model building.
Learn about the history and features of Sears Modern Homes, houses sold by mail order by Sears, Roebuck and Co. from 1908 to 1942. See examples of catalog covers, floorplans, and photos of these kit homes across North America.
Lunar House is a 20-storey office block in Croydon, South London, that houses the headquarters of UK Visas and Immigration, a division of the Home Office. It offers a same-day service for straightforward applications for permission to stay in the UK, but has faced criticism for its facilities and procedures.
Cover of the 1916 catalog of Gordon-Van Tine kit house plans A modest bungalow-style kit house plan offered by Harris Homes in 1920 A Colonial Revival kit home offered by Sterling Homes in 1916 Cover of a 1922 catalog published by Gordon-Van Tine, showing building materials being unloaded from a boxcar Illustration of kit home materials loaded in a boxcar from a 1952 Aladdin catalogue
270 Park Avenue, also known as the JPMorgan Chase Building, is a supertall skyscraper under construction on the East Side of the Midtown neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. Designed by the firm of Foster + Partners , the skyscraper is expected to rise 1,388 feet (423 m) when completed in 2025.
Above the 7th floor, the building's structure was a typical tube-frame design, with columns in the core and on the perimeter, and lateral loads resisted by perimeter moment frames. [ 9 ] A shipping and receiving ramp, which served the entire World Trade Center complex, occupied the eastern quarter of the 7 World Trade Center footprint.