Prefab Modern - Hardcover

Herbers, Jill

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 006058923X ISBN 13: 9780060589233

Publisher: HarperCollins Design International, 2004

Synopsis

For many, the idea of prefab may bring to mind trailers and other less desirable images of housing.Instead, the new prefab is becoming the inevitable next step to "cool" housing as home buyers look for distinctive yet reasonably priced first and second homes. One in six new houses today is a prefab and 400,000 units are now produced in the U.S. each year. More than 50% of all homes are constructed in whole or in part by using building systems -- modular, panelized components produced in quality controlled environments. This exploration of the best prefabricated houses on the market today, from all over the world, along with a resource directory on how you can purchase them, is an invaluable reference for those interested in this alternative.

About this title

About the Author:

Jill Herbers has written various articles on architecture and interior design for dozens of publications, including House Beautiful, Home, Metropolis, The New Yorker, and ID. She also writes a Universal Press Syndicate column appearing in more than 200 newspapers, and is the author of several previous books, including Great Adaptations. She lives in Princeton.

Synopsis:

For many, the idea of prefab may bring to mind trailers and other less desirable images of housing. Instead, the new prefab is becoming the inevitable next step to 'cool' housing as home buyers look for distinctive yet reasonably priced first and second homes. This book is invaluable for those interested in this approach to housing.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins Design International
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 006058923X
• ISBN 13: 9780060589233
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 164