Includes index.

The Modern Prefab -- A Brief History -- The Profiles -- Richard Wintersole -- Heikkinen-Komonen Architects -- Adam Kalkin -- Rocio Romero -- Jennifer Siegal -- Tim Pyne -- First Penthouse -- Oskar Leo Kaufmann -- David Hertz -- Collins and Turner -- Anderson Anderson Architecture -- Steven Holl -- Resolution: 4 Architecture -- Michael Graves & Associates -- su 11 Architecture + Design -- The Future of Prefab -- Homes on the Cutting Edge -- Constructing Prefab -- New Materials & Processes -- Building Guidelines.

For many, the idea of prefab may bring to mind trailers and other less desirable images of housing.Instead, the new prefab is becoming the inevitable next step to "cool" housing as home buyers look for distinctive yet reasonably priced first and second homes. One in six new houses today is a prefab and 400,000 units are now produced in the U.S. each year. More than 50% of all homes are constructed in whole or in part by using building systems -- modular, panelized components produced in quality controlled environments. This exploration of the best prefabricated houses on the market today, from all over the world, along with a resource directory on how you can purchase them, is an invaluable reference for those interested in this alternative.