New York to Complete First Prefabricated "Micro-Apartments" this Year
With floor areas clocking in at as little as 260 square feet, My Micro NY housing units by nARCHITECTS are the latest singles-oriented housing option to enter the New York rental market. The modular...
View ArticleBBC Profiles Zhang Yue: The Man Who Plans to Build the World’s Tallest...
BBC News has published a profile on the new projects and ambitions of Broad Sustainable Building’s Zhang Yue. A few months ago, Yue became known as the man behind Mini Sky City, a 57-story building...
View ArticleThis 3D Printed Home was "Built" in Less than 3 Hours
Chinese company ZhuoDa has assembled a two-story home in record speed; the modular house, comprised of six 3D printed modules, was assembled on-site in less than three hours. Likened to LEGO, the...
View Articlependa to Build Modular, Customizable Housing Tower in India
penda has released plans for their first project in India. Based on a modular building system, the Pooja Crafted Homes will allow residents of Vijayawada to design their own high-rise apartment by...
View Article3 Experimental Homes Address Hyper-Urbanization in Africa
By the year 2025, the urban population in Sub-Saharan Africa is predicated to increase by almost 70% -- a rapid urbanization that will inevitably affect the construction sector.
View ArticlePrefabrication's Second Coming: Why Now?
Prefabrication is not a new idea for architects. It was a staple of the post-war modernist ideal, a great dream that precise modern structures would be created in clean factories and then shipped to...
View ArticleMuji Unveils Tiny, Pre-Fabricated “Huts” at Tokyo Design Week
Following the release of their “Vertical House”, a prefabricated home designed for the tight, urban spaces of Japan, Japanese design brand Muji has showcased another set of ready-made habitats, this...
View ArticleThese Modular "Hobbit Houses" Can Be Assembled in Three Days
Have you ever wanted to live in a Hobbit House? Or maybe just be closer to nature? Now, with Green Magic Homes’ prefabricated houses, you can. Made with fiber re-enforced polymer modules, the homes can...
View ArticleZaha Hadid and Sou Fujimoto Among 30 to Design Pre-Fab Pavilions for...
Following the recent trend of luxury pre-fabricated structures like Muji’s recent three huts, Robbie Antonio’s “Revolution Pre-Crafted” is a collection of pre-fabricated pavilions by 30 top designers...
View ArticleHow Thomas Edison Tried and Failed to Make Single-Pour Concrete Homes
Concrete is one of the most widely innovated and improved upon building technologies in the world. With applications in both pre-fabrication and continuous pouring, the material has become a hot-bed...
View ArticleNow You Can Assemble Your Own Tiny House for Outdoor Recreation
Vancouver-based Leckie Studio Architecture + Design has founded the Backcountry Hut Company to bring affordable recreation structures to outdoor enthusiasts. Inspired by IKEA's philosophy of providing...
View ArticleFree Modular House for the Best Place in the World
Add the most beautiful place in the world for DublDom on the map and win a modular house DublDom 26! Why are we looking for your place?We created DublDom so people could live closer to nature. It was...
View ArticleMendes da Rocha, FUKSAS & PJAR Architects Design Pre-Fab Homes for Revolution...
Adding to their collection of pre-fabricated houses by top designers and architects, Robbie Antonio’s “Revolution Pre-Crafted” has released 3 new designs by Paulo Mendes Da Rocha + Metro, Massimiliano...
View Article10 Projects That Illustrate the Huge Potential of Prefab
Prefabrication is not a new idea for architects, but its usage is arguably on the rise. Using prefabricated materials can keep your costs down, as well as make your project more sustainable and...
View ArticleTel Aviv Museum Of Art Examines The International Circulation Of Prefab...
Between 1945 and 1981 around 170 million prefabricated (prefab) residential units were constructed worldwide. Now, as part of a study undertaken by Pedro Alonso and Hugo Palmarola of the Pontificia...
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