Prefab housing and the future of building : product to process / Mathew Aitchison [and 17 others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aitchison, Mathew, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prefabricated houses--Design and construction.

Prefabricated houses.

Prefabricated houses--History.

Modular construction.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

167 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Lund Humphries, [2018]

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 148-157) and index.

ISBN:

9781848222182

1848222181

OCLC:

987374562