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Australian firm Archier’s new company lets designers mock up plans and get pricing in real time. Then it will execute the build. Welcome to Prefab Profiles, an ongoing series of interviews with people ...

Prefabricated houses don’t have to be ticky-tacky. Contemporary prefab homes now possess all the flair and durability of traditional housing. Computerized designs and innovative materials are behind ...

Connect Homes wants to change the world of prefab. Since the it’s run by architects with pedigrees that include time spent at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design, the company’s in a good position to ...

It looks as sophisticated and luxurious as a mansion, yet it's a simple, prefab, transportable home. It's even better than an exotic vacation resort when it comes to connecting with nature and ...

Amid rising housing costs, prefabricated homes are emerging as an affordable, move-in-ready option. Pineca has launched a ...

Prefabricated design has been around since at least the 1940’s, but has lately seen resurgence in popularity. By assembling off-site, prefab gives homebuyers attractive alternatives to the standard ...

April 25, 2006 — -- Mention the phrase "prefab house" at a cocktail party, and you'll likely hear jokes about double-wide trailers and mobile-home parks. But a new wave of architects, designers ...

Prefabricated residential design and construction company Plant Prefab has unveiled three new LivingHome designs. The new designs, which range from a farmhouse-style structure to a modernist townhouse ...

Even before the wheel, mobility has been a catalyst for survival. Out of Africa, into Asia, on to Europe - in one of life's great paradoxes, mobility strengthened agrarian civilizations and even the ...

Architects' answer to efficient design is the prefab home, which has been both a design sensation and a cookie-cutter bore over the years. A... Prefab: From Utilitarian Home To Design Icon Some of the ...

Some of the world's most famous architects have tried to use mass production techniques to design houses. Now, an exhibit at New York's Museum of Modern Art explores the history of the prefab house.