Prefabrication and Architecture, a manual about prefab architecture, is primarily written for the architect and construction professional. it is the only professional reference on prefab architecture, with information on the many facets of off-site construction. Prefabrication can allow for greater efficiency and precision, lessen environmental impact, and shorten construction cycles. Smith offers designers and construction professionals guidelines that rethink all stages of the design process in order to effectively utilize the fabrication process.
This volume features some of the best examples of prefabricated residential architecture.
Prefab is the inevitable next step to "cool" housing as the market looks for reasonably priced housing for first and second homes. Prefab Modern is the perfect guide to this undeniable and fascinating trend.
Prefab is the inevitable next step to "cool" housing as the market looks for reasonably priced housing for first and second homes. Prefab Houses Designsource is the perfect guide to this undeniable and fascinating trend.
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In addition, the book explores the following topics; core elements defining prefabrication; perceptions and influences; precision, exactness and tolerances; standardization and economies of scale; panelized versus modular buildings as a ...
This book presents examples of prefabricated architecture in a contemporary context, with special emphasis on more ecological models.
This congenial graphic architectural history examines the significance of the prefab bathroom in the history of prefabricated technologies in the built environment.
A timely response to the growing interest in this method, the book provides the fundamental basis for a critical, reflective approach to offsite architecture.
Modern Modular, the first book on the critically acclaimed firm, presents fourteen beautifully photographed case studies illustrating each step in their prefab system—from design and fabrication to transportation, siting, and final ...