1: Introduction; 2: Foundations in Literature; 3: Utilitarian
Prefab, Conceptual Prefab, or a Third Way; 4: Barriers to the
Uptake and Success of Prefab Housing; 5: A Problem-Solving Approach
for Industrialised House Building; 6: Prefab Housing and the Future
of Building; Conclusion.
Thematic text boxes: Assembly and Construction Methods for
Industrialised House Building; Digital and Automated Fabrication;
USA; The Platform Approach; Business Models and Industrialised
Construction; Case Study USA: Simplex Homes; Computational Design;
Integrated Building Performance; Japan; Construction Logistics and
Supply Chain Management; Design for Disassembly; Case Study Japan:
Sekisui House; Sweden; Affordability and Industrialised House
Building; Case Study Sweden: Boklok; Environmental Systems; Life
Cycle Analysis.
Dr Mathew Aitchison is Professor in Architecture at the University of Sydney, where he directs the Innovation in Applied Design Lab.
Full author list:
Mathew Aitchison, Toktam Bashirzadeh Tabrizi, Anne Beim, Rachel Couper, Robert Doe, Dan Engström, Ivana Kuzmanovska, Helena Lidelöw, Duncan Maxwell, John Macarthur, Jonathan Nelson, Masa Noguchi, Marc Norman, Martin Rudberg, Ivan Rupnik, Ryan Smith, Lars Stehn, and Jose Torero Cullen.
'concise, organized, well-written… Highly recommended.'
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