Special Skins: Sprayed Houses

Series

Series Name
Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.
203
Date Released
1977
Length of issue (in feet)
522
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
COI synopsis: Complete houses, including the roof, can now be built by spraying, rather than pouring, concrete. With the new spraying technique, the houses are stronger and more durable than with traditional methods of building.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Science and technology; Design
Written sources
COI Microfilm Roll 52 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis
COI Reference
MI 1458/203
Credits:
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor
Foreign & Commonwealth Office

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
For BFI National Archive enquiries:
nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
footage.films@bfi.org.uk
Web
http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web
Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7580 7503
Address
21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN
Notes
The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
Series held
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How to cite this record

'Special Skins: Sprayed Houses', Living Tomorrow Issue No. 203, 1977. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/325867 (Accessed 16 Dec 2025)