Sentences with phrase «modern prefab housing»

One of the big attractions of modern prefab housing was the fact that architects and builders got to repeat and refine their designs; every iteration got a little bit better.
She asks «Where are the modern prefab houses of Michelle Kaufmann?

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One of the big complaints about modern prefab is its inability to deliver at the cost that everyone expects (like matching production housing or less) and the problem of acquiring land, which is expensive, particularly in areas around cities like San
Chad Ludeman, developer of the 100K House, has looked at the prefab industry closely and concludes: «I just don't believe it is the best way of delivering modern design to the average new home buyer.»
The resurgence of modern prefab is presented as an alternative to new urban development — homes that are refreshing, honest and complimentary to their historical counterparts — considering their relevance to affordable housing and parallel with the green building movement.
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The grand dream of those promoting green modern prefab is that it will do for housing what IKEA did for furniture: make good modern design popular, affordable and available to everyone.
We have previously mentioned the exhibition of modern prefab, A Clean Break opening in Philadelphia on October 16; in addition to the WeeHouse and MiniHome, there is also an exhibition, including work by Interface Studio Architects, who designed the 100K House, which is most definitely not a prefab in the traditional sense.
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It's also part of the company's national push to fulfill prefab's decades - long promise of modern, efficient, affordable houses for the masses.
But with the housing market showing inklings of a recovery, earlier this year The Times reported on another prefab design: the C6, touted as an affordable modern offering from the Santa Monica, Calif., company LivingHomes.
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