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    Object Details

    Designer

    Ferrara Design Inc. with Architecture for Humanity

    Manufacturer

    Weyerhaeuser Company

    Date

    2004

    Accession Number

    DO90.009

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    Exhibitions

    Object Name

    Project

    Type

    Project

    Medium

    Triple wall-laminated corrugated cardboard treated with fire-resistant and waterproof coating, thermoformed general purpose ABS

    Dimensions

    H x W x D: 233.7 × 250.2 × 250.2 cm (7 ft. 8 in. × 8 ft. 2 1/2 in. × 8 ft. 2 1/2 in.)

    made in

    USA

    used in

    Afghanistan
    Grenada
    Pakistan
    Asia
    USA

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    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
    Exhibitions Department

    Data Source

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Metadata Usage

    Not determined

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq41ac84410-a411-4974-8e9d-7580a936e610

    Record ID

    chndm_DO90.009

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