World War II and the American Dream: How Wartime Building Changed a Nation

World War II and American Dreams: From November 1994 to December 1995, fellows to the exhibition at the National Architecture Museum in Washington DC announced how the wartime architecture changed the country Did. In the introduction of this paper on the influence that the Second World War had on the building environment, Donald Albrecht said the federal government invested US $ 230 billion in defense related construction, most of which occurred within 5 years I emphasized. Therefore, this period represents the period of creativity and innovation, as the lack of traditional materials produced demand for acceptable substitutes.

The area that experienced tremendous change during the Second World War was how the country saw the living space. World War II and America's Dream: The wartime architecture changed the country edited by Donald Albrecht. And we recorded some of the changes that occurred in buildings, community planning and public housing. This book was published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name held by the National Architecture Museum. Several things became clear when the country entered a full - scale war. First, during the war, housing is needed around the factory. Secondly, I need a new housing design. Efficiency is the most important. Because many traditional materials such as steel can only be used for war, architects need to come up with a new way to build a house. Through the application of many technological progress made during the wartime, architects came up with a cheap and durable house that can be gathered in a day.