{"product_id":"prefab-architecture-isbn-9780470275610","title":"Prefab Architecture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003ePrefab Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e . . . 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 \u003ci\u003eJoy of Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e writ large for the architecture and construction industries.\"\u003cbr\u003e —From the Foreword by James Timberlake, FAIA\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE DEFINITIVE REFERENCE ON PREFAB ARCHITECTURE FOR ARCHITECTS AND CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for architects and related design and construction professionals, \u003ci\u003ePrefab Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e is a guide to off-site 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 life cycles. In addition, \u003ci\u003ePrefab Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e provides:  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA selected history of prefabrication from the Industrial Revolution to current computer numerical control, and a theory of production from integrated processes to lean manufacturing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCoverage on the tradeoffs of off-site fabrication including scope, schedule, and cost with the associated principles of labor, risk, and quality\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUp-to-date products featuring examples of prefabricated structure, enclosure, service, and nterior building systems\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDocumentation on the constraints and execution of manufacturing, factory production, transportation, and assembly\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDozens of recent examples of prefab projects by contemporary architects and fabricators including KieranTimberlake, SHoP Architects, Office dA, Michelle Kaufmann, and many others\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePrefab Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e, the fresh approaches toward creating buildings that accurately convey ature and expanded green building methodologies make this book an important voice for adopting change in a construction industry entrenched in traditions of the past. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword: James Timberlake, FAIA vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I: CONTEXT 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 History of Industrialized Building 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 History of Industrialized Architecture 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Environment, Organization, and Technology 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II: APPLICATION 75\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Principles 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Fundamentals 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Elements 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Assembly 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Sustainability 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III: CASE STUDIES 249\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Housing 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Commercial 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART IV: CONCLUSION 333\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Conclusion 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnotes 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllustration Credits 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 357\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRYAN E. SMITH\u003c\/b\u003e 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.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003ePrefab Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e . . . 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.' 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