Refabricating Architecture
Subtitle: How Manufacturing Methodologies are Poised to Transform Building Construction
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; McGraw-Hill
Published: November 20, 2003
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
ISBN-13: 9780071433211
First sentence: "IS ARCHITECTURE ART OR A COMMODITY Currently, little architecture is intended to be both art and commodity, but rather a commodity of value serving a specific function and purpose."
Description: "This thought-provoking book presents a compelling argument for moving architecture from a part-by-part, linear approach to an integrated one that brings together technology, materials, and production methods. Using examples from several industries that have successfully made the change to an integrated component approach, these visionary authors lay the groundwork for a dramatic and much-needed change in the building industry"-- viewed on Amazon.com 6/7/2016.