Prefab Modern
Prefab Modern
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A guide to reasonably priced prefabricated housing, this work is about prefab. It identifies the best pre-fabricated houses and provides a resource directory with tips on buying, insight from top architects and designers, and case studies of stellar works such as the Ikea "Blolok House", and Michael Graves "Target House".
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Prefab Modern by Jill Herbers
Now in paperback, here is the complete, essential bestselling guide to reasonably priced prefabricated housing, available in the US and abroad. Thanks to its efficiency, affordability, and increasingly stylish design, prefab is becoming the first choice of buyers and builders. Manufactured to the highest standards, it can be ordered from anywhere in the world. "Prefab Modern" identifies the best pre-fabricated houses available today and provides a resource directory with tips on buying, insight from top architects and designers, and numerous case studies of stellar works including: The Ikea "Blolok House"; Michael Graves "Target House"; Steven Holl's "Turbulence House" (New Mexico); David Hertz's "Concrete House" (Venice,CA); "Susi" and "Fred Houses" from Kaufmann, KFN Architects (Australia); Jennifer Siegal's "Office to Mobile Design" and "Seaview House". The hardcover edition has been a "Bookscan Architecture" bestseller since publication, and was featured on the CNN/fn network.
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.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780060859640 |
| ISBN 10 | 0060859644 |
| Title | Prefab Modern |
| Author | Jill Herbers |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Year published | 2006-02-02 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |