Quonset Hut: Metal Living for a Modern Age

From 2005 onward, Princeton Architectural Press released this single-issue comic by writer and artist Alan Dunn, exploring the history and design of the Quonset hut as an icon of modern, prefabricated living. Dunn’s crisp, informative illustrations and text capture the structure’s wartime origins and its enduring appeal in mid-century architecture. This concise work matters as a niche, visually engaging study of a forgotten building type, blending comics with architectural history.