Prefab Housing and the Future of Building : : Product to Process
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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.
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Ladies Library Collection.
PUBLISHED
London : Lund Humphries, [2018]
Year Published: 2018
Description: 167 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781848222182
1848222181
SUBJECTS
Prefabricated houses -- Design and construction.
Prefabricated houses -- History.
Modular construction.