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page136from Nordic Architects Writes
Section four: the one-family house built
with the aid of local craftsmen
In this section, factory made standards
will be used only in the smallest possible quantity. Special research will be
carried out in this section to explore the combination of permanent and
temporary buildings in accordance with the following schedule. A total of 32
units will be built:
16 nits with the same variations
as in section two.
8 units showing a c... more ...
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page135from Nordic Architects Writes
There will be the following points of
research:
A Examination of the minimum standard: the
most primitive form a house an have and be suitable for healthy living for a
short period.
B examination of several houses showing
different stages of development from a primitive to a complete house.
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page134from Nordic Architects Writes
The local staff, including a chairman
responsible to the collaborating American university or technical institute, is
to have headquarters at Helsinki as well as on the building field itself. A
part of the staff is to be comprised of American graduate architects and graduate
engineers maintained by American travelling scholarships. The chairman of this
committee is to be responsible for the academic assignment of work to the
student members of his staff.
The
research field will be divided into sections which when completed will
constitute a communal unit. The research work will be carried on independently
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page133from Nordic Architects Writes
work of the institute will be done in the
field, in different countries under conditions differing as widely as possible
in order that a variety of result may be obtained for comparison. The complete
research building groups will still be kept under observation by the institute
for a certain time after the termination of the building period.
These
research groups will be parts of housing areas, or building projects aimed
first at satisfying humanitarian needs and only secondarily at commercial
objectives, should they exist.
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