Prefab Architecture [[electronic resource] ] : A Guide to Modular Design and Construction

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910791555503321
• Autore: Smith Ryan E
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, : Wiley, 2010
• ISBN: 1-283-02510-8; 9786613025104; 0-470-88043-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (402 p.)
• Disciplina: 721.04497; 721/.04497
• Soggetti: Buildings, Prefabricated
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Prefab Architecture; Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Acknowledgments; PART I: Context; Chapter 1: History of Industrialized Building; Chapter 2: History of Industrialized Architecture; Chapter 3: Environment, Organization, and Technology; PART II: Application; Chapter 4: Principles; Chapter 5: Fundamentals; Chapter 6: Elements; Chapter 7: Assembly; Chapter 8: Sustainability; PART III: Case Studies; Chapter 9: Housing; Chapter 10: Commercial and Interiors; Part IV: Conclusion; Chapter 11: Conclusion; Endnotes; Illustration Credits; Index; Color Insert
• Sommario/riassunto: ""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, FAIA The definitive reference on prefab architecture for architects and construction professionals Written for architects and related design and construction professionals, Prefab Architecture is a guide to off-site construction, presenting the opportunities and challenge