The term “prefab” in home construction has evolved from a whispered notion to a resounding declaration of innovation. Prefabricated homes were once considered outliers; now, they stand as the future ...

Design magazines love them. So do movie stars and environmental activists. New technology, including the use of robots in factories, makes them even easier to build. So why are advocates of prefab ...

The company’s founder Bill Thomas built the first Hobbitat house in 2011 using materials from his grandfather’s barn, windows from his childhood cabin and other reclaimed doors and materials. The ...

Prefab used to get a bad rap. Mass-produced in factories, modular homes were considered cheap, like the architectural equivalent of TV dinners. Buster Keaton famously parodied the prefab house in his ...

Midcentury-modern homes are in. With an emphasis on function and form, and a nostalgic quality, the homes have seen a resurgence since tapering out in the 1970s. Today, we see elements of midcentury ...

Set on a vineyard in California’s Napa Valley, a compound intended to entertain a large family is in the early stages of design. In addition to the main residence—in what Oakland, California-based ...

Prefab is a buzzy topic in architecture and design circles right now, but it’s hardly a new concept. The idea of building houses in factories and shipping them to their destinations is at least a ...

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While researching international prefabrication, I came across some of the most remarkable houses I’ve ever seen. Prefab is still a growing phenomenon in the United States, but it is more mainstream in ...

One of the most pressing issues facing housing today is the lack of inventory, especially in residential property that offers affordability to first-time buyers. For award-winning real estate writer ...

Long gone is the notion that a prefab home is nothing to brag about. Sheri Koones' latest book, "Prefabulous World," spotlights three artful, architect-designed manufactured larger homes in Oregon and ...

When it comes to housing, Australia loves a taskforce. More than 50 years ago, the federal government established one to "investigate modern housing techniques" to boost Australia's "large, ...