Chapter 9: Sweet Home Minnesota
So, it's pretty cold here. In fact, it's about 70 degrees colder here with the windchill. Anyhow, during my time back, I'm planning on presenting my semester plan as well as meet up with Renee Cheng, our Head of Architecture and shore up stuff for the graduate journal. Real updates may be more sparse, but I'm going to supplement it with stuff from my thesis research document to keep the public informed. Also, I am closing in on the record for wins in a coaching career in NCAA Football 2004. I'll keep y'all informed.
As it stands: 327 Career Wins
Needed: 337, 10 wins left
**EXCERPT**
"Without the container, there would be no globalization".
The Economist, March 18, 2006
The building block for the conceptual basis of the thesis, it has been called many things in the history since its inception. At its most basic, it is 20’ or 40’ x 8.5’ x 8’ and comprised of aluminum or steel usually containing a wooden decking. At its most detailed it is the single most responsible reason for the global economy as we know it today.
The question that this thesis will continue to pose is “what else can it be”? This includes the re-engineering of the shipping container to include a possible second life of housing or infrastructure. The next question that gets asked is “why a shipping container”? Perhaps a better question is “why not a shipping container?” but I wanted to investigate why someone would view something of a more traditional character in a more positive light.
What can you do with a pre-manufactured house that you can’t do with a shipping container?