The Prefabricated Home

good reading and overview for architects, who usually are quite arrogant on prefabricated houses. architects, let's change the world now (www.katus.eu)

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As an architect interested in the idea of prefabrication I approached this book with the hope of learning as well as being instructed and entertained.The author succeeded on all counts.This book is extremely readable without losing any weight in content.I recommend it to anyone looking for both a historical and a social history of prefabricated building techniques.My only criticism is that the book skimmed over the huge prefab industry in Asia and Japan in particular to focus on Europe and North America. A small gripe concerning an excellent and rewarding read.

The Prefabricated Home by Colin Davies offers more insight in the process of architectural design in 200 pages than could an academic education in 5 years. Although its focus is on the building of houses Mr Davies demonstrates the emancipation of buildings and architecture per se. Over the last 500 years the idea of the architect as an author was developed, this authorship proved to be an obstacle to architects in recognising what building is about.