19th May 2009

Prefabricated Housing– Alchemy Architects

Fast, cheap, good- choose any three.
Scott Ervin of Alchemy Architects, creators of the weeHouse, an inspiring example of modern prefabricated housing, gives a brief talk with slides on the place of prefabricated structures in architecture today.

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14th Mar 2009

Of Dynamic Towers and Prefab Structures

Well this is one of the most fascinating buildings I can ever recall seeing, whether we are talking prefabricated structures or not. Named the Dynamic Tower, it is a rotating skyscraper by the architect David Fisher, made of prefab materials, that the architect claims will require only 80 people on-site to perform final assembly. Each floor will rotate on its own, so that residents will enjoy constantly-changing views. It’s designed to be energy independent, which may be a slightly easier task in the desert in Dubai, where it is set to be completed in 2010, than it might be in cloudier places.

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