Pursuing Prefabrication: An Exploration of Building at McMurdo Station

• Main Author: Porter, Maxwell Terrence
• Other Authors: Faculty of Architecture, Master of Architecture, Christopher Trumble, Steve Parcell, Michael Putman, Emanuel Jannasch, Not Applicable
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: prefabrication; McMurdo; loading gauge; Antarctica; off-site construction; architecture; McMurdo Station; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/80347

While experimentation during the early 20th century pushed prefabrication by challenging off-site and on-site practices, it still struggles to establishes itself beyond novelty in contemporary building. The qualities of prefabricated building assemblies are governed by the relationships between fact...