Prefab Houses is a book by Taschen that explores the history of prefab houses. The prefab has evolved to become a synonym for ambitious design and sophisticated detailing solutions. A prefab is a mass-produced house, constructed in a factory and assembled on–site in a few days or weeks. Once regarded as a cheap, easy solution for urgent housing problems.
The amazing history of prefabricated houses started in England in the 1830’s with a building kit for emigrants moving to Australia. Even today, prefabricated houses provide a high percentage of living spaces in many countries of the world. This book covers prefabs from the USA via Europe to Asia and Africa, giving insight into the various industrially prefabricated components, the difficulties of delivery to the building site, and the intricacies of assembly and completion. As well as tracing the link between modernism and industrialization that evolved to produce the latest prefabricated solutions. The book includes technical details and drawings and contact details for relevant suppliers and manufacturers.
The editor:
Peter Gössel runs an agency for museum and exhibition design. For TASCHEN he published monographs on Julius Shulman, R.M. Schindler, John Lautner and Richard Neutra as well as several titles in the Basic Architecture Series.
PreFab Houses.
Editor.- Peter Gössel.
Hardcover, 27,9 x 21,6 cm, 388 pages.
Multilingual Edition.- English, French, German.
