{"product_id":"prefab-houses-45th-ed-9783754404706","title":"Prefab Houses: 45th Ed.","description":"\u003cp\u003eOnce regarded as a cheap and easy solution, prefab houses are now seen as synonymous with ambitious design and sophisticated detail. This updated edition features a unique compilation by well-known international architects, such as Albert Frey, Jean Prouvé, Shigeru Ban, Renzo Piano, and Norman Foster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA prefab is a mass-produced house\u003c\/b\u003e, 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 \u003cb\u003eamazing history of prefabricated houses started in England in the 1830s\u003c\/b\u003e 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. \u003cb\u003eThis book covers prefabs from the USA via Europe to Asia and Africa\u003c\/b\u003e, 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 link between modernism and industrialization that evolved to produce the latest prefabricated solutions, \u003cb\u003eit also features a unique compilation of one-off prefabricated houses by well-known international architects\u003c\/b\u003e, as well as successful dwellings manufactured off-site for everyday modern living.\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9783754404706\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 30 Oct 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Taschen GmbH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: Cologne, Germany\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 21.7(H)x15.6(L)x3.4(W)1153\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 1153\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eArnt Cobbers studied art history, history, and musicology, and did his PhD in medieval church architecture. He lives as a freelance author in Berlin, and has written several books, mainly about history and the architectural history of Berlin. His monographs about Erich Mendelsohn and Marcel Breuer were published by TASCHEN. Oliver Jahn studied literature, philosophy, and linguistics. He has worked as a freelance writer for Die Welt, the Süddeutsche Zeitung, Rheinischer Merkur, as an editor at Suhrkamp Verlag, and as design and architecture editor at Monopol magazine. Currently he is director of architecture and design at Architectural Digest magazine. Peter Gössel runs an agency for museum and exhibition design. He has published TASCHEN monographs on Julius Shulman, R. M. Schindler, John Lautner, and Richard Neutra, as well as several titles in the Basic Architecture series.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003eAn absolute delight from beginning to end... And while the buildings are divine experiments, the interiors function as time capsules of cutting edge design. * Interior Design Review *","brand":"Arnt Cobbers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51528092844249,"sku":"9783754404706","price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9783754404706.jpg?v=1794035435","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/prefab-houses-45th-ed-9783754404706","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}