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German Portakabins in Israel
Berlin, in the late 1920s. The Hirsch Kupfer und Messingwerke designed a prefabricated house – made of the weather-resistant copper from their own factory. Walter Gropius was commissioned to refine the designs, the houses were called things like ›Copper Castle‹ and ›Spring Dream‹.
But then came the global economic crisis, Hitler assumed power, and suddenly the prefabricated dwellings were known as ›Jerusalem‹ and...
But then came the global economic crisis, Hitler assumed power, and suddenly the prefabricated dwellings were known as ›Jerusalem‹ and...
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Berlin, in the late 1920s. The Hirsch Kupfer und Messingwerke designed a prefabricated house – made of the weather-resistant copper from their own factory. Walter Gropius was commissioned to refine the designs, the houses were called things like ›Copper Castle‹ and ›Spring Dream‹.
But then came the global economic crisis, Hitler assumed power, and suddenly the prefabricated dwellings were known as ›Jerusalem‹ and ›Lebanon‹. The company placed an ad in the Jüdische Rundschau that read: »Take a copper house with you to Palestine. Despite the intense heat your rooms will remain cool.« Friedrich von Borries and Jens-Uwe Fischer tracked down the builder and residents of the copper houses in Germany and Israel and talked with them about what home means to them.
2009, 200 pages
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Friedrich von Borries
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Friedrich von Borries, born in Berlin in 1974, is an architect and Professor at the University of Fine Arts of Hamburg.
Friedrich von Borries
Author
Friedrich von Borries, born in Berlin in 1974, is an architect and Professor at the University of Fine Arts of Hamburg.
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Jens-Uwe Fischer
Author
Jens-Uwe Fischer, born in 1977, researches the history of 20thcentury architecture and design. Franz Ehrlich is the focus of his PhD thesis.
Jens-Uwe Fischer
Author
Jens-Uwe Fischer, born in 1977, researches the history of 20thcentury architecture and design. Franz Ehrlich is the focus of his PhD thesis.
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Spanish world rights (Metales Pesados)
Year of Publication: 2013
Friedrich von BorriesYear of Publication: 2013
RLF
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Arabic world rights (NCT)
Year of Publication: 2008
Friedrich von Borries, Jens-Uwe FischerYear of Publication: 2008
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