A-frame

By: Chad Randl

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Paperback | 16 June 2020 | Edition Number 2

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208 Pages

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22.23 x 20.32 x 1.91

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The heyday of the national A-frame craze saw tens of thousands of these easy and affordable structures built as vacation homes, roadside restaurants, churches, and even pet stores. A-frame chronicles America''s love affair with the A-frame, from postwar getaway to its recent revival among designers and DIYers. In a fascinating look at this architectural phenomenon, Chad Randl tells the story of the triangle house, from prehistoric Japan to its lifestyle-changing prime in the 1960s as a symbol of play, leisure, and outdoor living. Part architectural history and part cultural exploration, the book documents every aspect of A-frame living with cartoons, ads, high-style and do-it-yourself examples, family snapshots, and an appendix with a complete set of blueprints in case you want to build your own.

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"A deep-dive into the architectural style that served as an enviable yet attainable postwar emblem of a life lived more leisurely....Rereleased just in time for summer reading, A-frame not only details the origins of the style but also includes building plans and exhaustively researched information about the top industry players in different regions during the A-frame's 1950s-60s-era heyday."
- Architect's Newspaper

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