Prefab Architecture A Guide to Modular Design and Construction.pdf

Architecture/ConstructionSMITH“PrefabArchitecture...isbeyondtheory,andbeyondmostofwhatwethinkweknowaboutpods,containers,mods,‘Prefabrication101.’PREFABARCHITECTUREItistheJoyofCookingwritlargeforthearchitectureandconstructionindustries.”—FromtheForewordbyJamesTimberlake,FAIATHEDEFINITIVEREFERENCEONPREFABARCHITECTUREFORARCHITECTSANDCONSTRUCTIONPROFESSIONALSrittenforarchitectsandrelateddesignandconstructionprofessionals,PrefabArchitectureisWaguidetooff-siteconstruction,ponents,panels,(on-site)anddemonstrateswhyprefabricationisthesmarterchoiceforbetterintegrationofproductsandprocesses,moreefficientdelivery,,PrefabArchitectureprovides:■puternumericalcontrol,andatheoryofproductionfromintegratedprocessestoleanmanufacturing■Coverageonthetradeoffsofoff-sitefabricationincludingscope,schedule,andcostwiththeassociatedprinciplesoflabor,risk,andquality■Up-to-dateproductsfeaturingexamplesofprefabricatedstructure,enclosure,service,andinteriorbuildingsystems■Documentationontheconstraintsandexecutionofmanufacturing,factoryproduction,transportation,andassembly■DozensofrecentexamplesofprefabprojectsbycontemporaryarchitectsandfabricatorsincludingKieranTimberlake,SHoPArchitects,OfficedA,MichelleKaufmann,andmanyothersInPrefabArchitecture,(ITAC),anANDCONSTRUCTIONMODULARDESIGNAGUIDETOPREFABinterdisciplinaryresearchconsortiumattheUniversityofUtahCollegeofArchitecture+PlanninginSaltLakeCity,Utah().Smith’,FAIAPREFABARCHITECTURE01_275610-:1