Prefab architecture.

Language: English Publisher: New York, NY : Könemann, [2014]Copyright date: © 2014Description: 503 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9783864072253Subject(s): Buildings, Prefabricated | Buildings, Prefabricated -- Pictorial works | Prefabricated houses | Prefabricated houses -- Pictorial worksGenre/Form: Pictorial works.DDC classification: 721/.04497 Summary: This volume features some of the best examples of prefabricated residential architecture. With numerous examples from recent times, it is evidence of a growing trend in the construction industry which, through harnessing the benefits of prefabricated buildings, has been able to achieve ever greater control over building processes while reducing costs and the impact of construction on the environment. Gone is the statement that prefabricated homes are more impersonal and less attractive than their brick and mortar counterparts. With over 500 illustrations, plans and elevations, the book presents the most effective solutions in contemporary prefabricated architecture, demonstrating that construction which is more economical and ecological is possible. Colour illustrations. Source: Publisher
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This volume features some of the best examples of prefabricated residential architecture. With numerous examples from recent times, it is evidence of a growing trend in the construction industry which, through harnessing the benefits of prefabricated buildings, has been able to achieve ever greater control over building processes while reducing costs and the impact of construction on the environment. Gone is the statement that prefabricated homes are more impersonal and less attractive than their brick and mortar counterparts. With over 500 illustrations, plans and elevations, the book presents the most effective solutions in contemporary prefabricated architecture, demonstrating that construction which is more economical and ecological is possible. Colour illustrations.
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