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Prefab Architecture : A Guide to Modular Design and Construction

ISBN: 9780470275610 | 0470275618

Edition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley
Pub. Date: 12/14/2010

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Summary Table of Contents Author Biography

"Prefab Architecture . . . is beyond theory, and beyond most of what we think we know about pods, containers, mods, and joints. This book is more than 'Prefabrication 101.' It is the Joy of Cooking writ large for the architecture and construction industries." -From the Foreword by James Timberlake, FAIAThe definitive reference on prefab architecture for architects and construction professionalsWritten for architects and related design and construction professionals, Prefab Architecture is a guide to off-site construction, presenting the opportu... MOREnities and challenges associated with designing and building with components, panels, and modules. It presents the drawbacks of building in situ (on-site) and demonstrates why prefabrication is the smarter choice for better integration of products and processes, more efficient delivery, and realizing more value in project life cycles. In addition, Prefab Architecture provides: A selected history of prefabrication from the Industrial Revolution to current computer numerical control, and a theory of production from integrated processes to lean manufacturing Coverage on the tradeoffs of off-site fabrication including scope, schedule, and cost with the associated principles of labor, risk, and quality Up-to-date products featuring examples of prefabricated structure, enclosure, service, and interior building systems Documentation on the constraints and execution of manufacturing, factory production, transportation, and assembly Dozens of recent examples of prefab projects by contemporary architects and fabricators including KieranTimberlake, SHoP Architects, Office dA, Michelle Kaufmann, and many othersIn Prefab Architecture, the fresh approaches toward creating buildings that accurately convey mature and expanded green building methodologies make this book an important voice for adopting change in a construction industry entrenched in traditions of the past.

Written for architects and related design and construction professionals, Prefab Architecture is a guide to offsite construction, presenting the opportunities and challenges associated with designing and building with components, panels and modules. It presents the drawbacks of building in situ (on-site) and demonstrates why prefabrication is the smarter choice for better integration of products and processes, more efficient delivery, and realizing more value in project lifecycles. Smith offers designers and construction professionals guidelines that rethink all stages of the design process in order to effectively utilize the fabrication process."Prefab Architecturehellip; is beyond theory, and beyond most of what we think we know about pods, containers, mods, and joints. This book is more than ls"Prefabrication 101.rs" It is the ls"Joy of Cookingrs" writ large for the architecture and construction industries." --From the foreword by James Timberlake, FAIA

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Foreword: James Timberlake, FAIA
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Context
History of Industrialized Building
History of Industrialized Architecture
Environment, Organization, Technology
Application
Principles
Fundamentals
Elements
Assembly
Sustainability
Case Studies
Housing
Commercial
Conclusion
Conclusion
End Notes
Illustration Credits
Index
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Ryan E. Smith is Director of the Integrated Technology in Architecture Center (I TAC), an interdisciplinary research consortium at the University of Utah College of Architecture + Planning in Salt Lake City, Utah (www.itac.utah.edu). Smith's research and teaching focuses on promoting integration that leads to sustainable and lean design and construction practice.

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