{"product_id":"offsite-architecture-9781138821392","title":"Offsite Architecture","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eArchitects have been intrigued by prefabricated construction since the early twentieth century. Recent advances in design, engineering and manufacturing processes have led to a significant expansion in the use of pre-assembled components, which are fitted to finished structures on site. Collectively, such processes are becoming known as offsite construction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA ground-breaking text, \u003ci\u003eOffsite Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e establishes the current  and future  state of thinking in this field. A range of the most highly regarded thinkers and practitioners from around the globe share their ideas and practical findings on offsite prefabrication, examining theory and practice, opportunities and challenges, successes and failures. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA timely response to the growing interest in this method, the book provides \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e fundamental basis for a critical, reflective approach to offsite architecture. Contributions from both academics and professionals make \u003ci\u003eOffsite Architect\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Quale and Smith have brokered for us a glimpse into the proverbial fray of practicing prefabrication. They’ve assembled a multi-national group of current thinkers, designers, and researchers who offer individual testaments on its constitution. The result is a productive frisson between theory, history, and case studies, each tailored to regimes of philosophy, policy, and place. It is no surprise that this grouping neatly manages to dodge a singular definition, offering instead many approaches to this kind of construction. \u003cem\u003eOffsite Architecture\u003c\/em\u003e will satisfy the architect who intuits that prefabrication is not entirely known, nor is its future entirely certain, but that to employ it one must overcome the hype.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e -\u003cem\u003e Billie Faircloth, Partner, KieranTimberlake\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword \u003cem\u003eChris Sharples\u003c\/em\u003e Introduction \u003ci\u003eRyan E. Smith and John Quale \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: Offsite Theory\u003c\/strong\u003e 1. Industrialized Building System Categorization \u003ci\u003eRoger-Bruno Richard \u003c\/i\u003e2. System Structures: Theory of Industrialized Architecture \u003ci\u003eKasper Sánchez Vibæk \u003c\/i\u003e3. Constructing Dialogues: On Architectural Potentials of Montage \u003ci\u003eCharlotte Bundgaard \u003c\/i\u003e4. Industrial Relevancy Today: Suggestions for Offsite Construction Industry’s Future Trends \u003ci\u003eMarjorie P. Callahan \u003c\/i\u003e5. Mapping the Modular Industry \u003ci\u003eIvan Rupnik \u003c\/i\u003e6. Prefabricated Housing in Architectural Culture \u003cem\u003eMathew Aitchison and John Macarthur\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: Offsite Practices\u003c\/strong\u003e 7. Offsite Construction Industry Meta-Analysis: Industry Survey Results \u003ci\u003eTalbot Rice and Ryan E. Smith \u003c\/i\u003e8. Permanent Modular Construction: Construction Performance \u003ci\u003eRyan E. Smith and Talbot Rice \u003c\/i\u003e9. Off-site Construction in Education: a survey of prefabrication in design and construction academics \u003ci\u003eRyan E. Smith, Jon Elliott, and Kevin Grosskopf \u003c\/i\u003e10. Onsite vs. Offsite: Comparing Environmental Impacts \u003ci\u003eJohn Quale \u003c\/i\u003e11. High Performance Affordable Modular Homes: A University and Modular Industry Collaboration \u003ci\u003eJohn Quale \u003c\/i\u003e12. A Case Study of Multi-Trade Near-Site Factory Assembly \u003ci\u003eKihong Ku and Paul Broadstone \u003c\/i\u003e13. Prefabricated Housing In Japan \u003ci\u003eDana Buntrock \u003c\/i\u003e14. Offsite Construction in Sweden: from Technology to Integrated Process \u003ci\u003eHelena Lidelöw \u003c\/i\u003e15. A Scottish Perspective on Timber Offsite Construction \u003cem\u003eRobert Hairstans and Fausto Sanna\u003c\/em\u003e List of Illustration Credits Glossary of Terms Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019529191767,"sku":"9781138821392","price":45.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138821392.jpg?v=1750780537","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/offsite-architecture-9781138821392","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}