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del
Joined: 12 Jul 2004
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 Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2004 1:01 pm Post subject: THESIS HELP - AUTOMOBILE ASSEMBLY PLANT!!! |
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 i need help regarding case studies ...dont seem to find any plans of existing company plants...if soem one can PLEASE help me out !
or IF ANY ONE HAS DONE A SIMILAR THESIS PLS DO GET IN TOUCH WITH ME !!!
ITS PRETTY URGENT !!!
ANY OTHER RELEVANT INPUTS ARE WELCOME 
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frechet
Joined: 13 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2004 2:16 pm Post subject: automobile plants/precedents |
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hey del,
there aren't many well-known examples of well-designed automobile assembly plants, however I remember a few from from my studies. Albert Kahn, a naturalized American architect produced many buildings for various automobile companies, such as GM and Ford, at the beginning of the 20th century. His designs are intruiging as they address the then-forthcoming reality of our automobilized nation, as well as the many pertinent architectural issues during the Modern movement. In fact, I believe that the period during which Albert Kahn worked, the early-to-mid 1900s, is an ideal span to investigate, as so many new technologies were emerging and designs were thoughtfully and appropriately put to use for their facilities.
Try looking him up, and good luck on your thesis.
p.s.
here is a brief bio of Albert Kahn : http://info.detnews.com/history/story/index.cfm?id=144&category=people
also, try looking up the AEG Turbine Factory, by Peter Behrens in Berlin, 1908-1909, ("AEG Turbinenfabriken") (this is not an automobile factory, but it is a factory nonetheless and deals with many of the same design issues.) |
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frechet
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| Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2004 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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del,
i forgot to mention, feel free to let me know if you have any other questions, (if that was helpful in the first place,) and any other relevent questions or comments. I'm beginning research for my thesis as well, so I'll know just what you're going through by the time fall semester rolls around.
Good luck. |
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