Prefab houses : from 1830s portable cottages to today's essential homes

The amazing story of the prefabricated house

A prefab is a mass-produced house, constructed in a factory and assembled on site in a few days or weeks. Once regarded as a cheap, easy solution for urgent housing problems, the prefab has evolved to become a synonym for ambitious design and sophisticated detailing solutions. The history of prefabricated houses began in England in the 1830s with a building kit for emigrants moving to Australia. Even today, prefabricated houses provide a high percentage of living spaces in many countries of the world.

This book covers prefabs from the USA and Europe to Asia and Africa, giving insight into the various industrially prefabricated components, the difficulties of delivery to the building site, and the intricacies of assembly and completion. As well as tracing the liaison between modernism and industrialization that evolved to produce the latest prefabricated solutions, it also features a unique compilation of one-off prefabricated houses by well-known international architects, as well as successful dwellings manufactured off-site for everyday modern living.

Legendary arthouse TASCHEN turned 45 !

Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980. TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible publishing, helping bookworms around the world curate their own library of art. anthropology, and aphrodisia at an unbeatable price. The 45 series presents new editions of some of the stars of our program - now more compact, even friendlier in price, and still realized with the same commitment to impeccable production.

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