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Prefab / Allison Arieff and Bryan Burkhart.

Fine Arts Library NA8480 .A73 2002
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Arieff, Alison.
Contributor:
Burkhart, Bryan, 1963-
Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Buildings, Prefabricated.
Architecture, Modern--20th century.
Architecture, Modern.
Physical Description:
159 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Place of Publication:
Layton, Utah : Gibbs Smith, 2002.
Summary:
Prefab takes a look at prefabricated housing's fascinating history and imagines its promising future by presenting a group of innovative homes and concepts from over 30 contemporary architects and designers including Shigeru Ban, Thomas Sandell, David Hertz, Greg Lynn, and KFN.
Contents:
A Brief History of Prefabricated Housing 12
Production 38
"Touch" House / Heikkinen Komonen Architects 40
Summer House / Glama Kim Arkitektar 44
Bo Klok ("Live Smart") / IKEA and Skanska Bostader 50
The LV Home / Rocio Romero 54
Vistet / Anders Landstrom, Thomas Sandell 58
Regenboogburt ("Rainbow Neighborhood") / Wickham van Eyck Architects 62
Murray Grove Apartments / Cartwright Pickard Architects 68
Kennedy Residence / Affordable Apartment Prototype / Anderson Anderson 76
Custom 82
Trub House / Angelil Graham Pfenninger Scholl 84
Benthem House / Benthem Crouwel Architects 90
FRED / SU-SI / Two-Family House / KFN Systems 96
Penthouse at Albert Court / First Penthouse 110
Bombala Farmhouse / Collins + Turner Architects 114
Furniture House / Shigeru Ban 120
Young Residence / Richard Wintersole, Architect 124
Tilt-Up Slab House / David Hertz, Syndesis 128
Concept 134
Shufl.e / Microflats / Flo House / Piercy Conner Architects 136
Variomatic / Kas Oosterhuis, Oosterhuis.nl 140
The Portable House / Office of Mobile Design 142
Slim House / Pierre d'Avoine Architects 144
NhEW (NorthouseEastWest) / Open Office and cOPENhagenOFFICE 146
Embryologic House / Greg Lynn, FORM 148
Hydra House / Konyk Architecture 150
Houseintheshed / Krill Architecture, Urban Planning and Research 152
The Slide-Rule House / Choi-Campagna Design 154.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.
ISBN:
1586851322 :
OCLC:
49530094

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