| Description |
167 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
| Note |
Authors : Matthew Aitchison, Toktam Bashirzadeh Tabrizi, Anne Beim, Rachel Couper, Robert Doe, Dan Engström, Ivana Kuzmanovska, Helena Lidelöw, Duncan Maxwell, John Macarthur, Jonathan Nelson, Masa , Marc Norman, Martin Rudberg, Ivan Rupnik, Ryan Smith, Lars Stehn and Jose Torero Cullen. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 148-157) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Foundations in literature -- Utilitarian prefab, conceptual prefab, or a third way -- Barriers to the uptake and success of prefab housing -- A problem-solving approach for industrialised house building -- Prefab housing and the future of building -- Conclusion. |
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Thematic text boxes : Assembly and construction methods -- Digital and automated fabrication -- USA -- The platform approach -- Business models and industrialised construction -- Case study USA: simplex homes -- Computational design -- Integrated building performance -- Japan -- Construction logistics and supply chain management -- Design for disassembly -- Case study Japan: Sekisui house -- Sweden -- Affordability and industrialised house building -- Case study Sweden: BoKlok -- Environmental systems -- Life cycle analysis. |
| Summary |
As we stand on the cusp of a fundamental restructuring of the housing and building industries, this book provides a timely overview of prefabricated and modular housing. The idea of prefabricated and modular housing is not a new one: since the 19th century, designers, inventors, engineers, builders, developers, and entrepreneurs have all been fascinated by the idea of the factory-built home. But the current international housing shortages and affordability crises have given a new urgency to the need to transform building construction in the 21st century. Richly illustrated and drawing on historical examples and contemporary design studies, the book takes the reader through the history, theory and design of the prefab, leading up to a discussion of contemporary problems and opportunities. |
| Subject |
Prefabricated houses -- Design and construction.
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Prefabricated houses -- History.
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Modular construction.
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Architecture and Planning. |
| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
9781848222182 |
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1848222181 |
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