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EC3, Edwin Chan, True North Detroit, sustainable community, Detroit, urban regeneration, prefab building, Quonset huts, vaulted ceilings, polycarbonate, translucent envelope, translucent facade, green architecture, affordable housing

True North Detroit is an affordable live-work community made from prefab Quonset huts

A number of grassroots initiatives and organizations are revitalizing Detroit as a testing ground for urban innovation....

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The self-contained mobile prefab Coodo lets you live anywhere in the world

What if you could make your home anywhere in the world without sacrificing creature comforts? Meet Coodo, an eco-friendly...

Tak Tak tak, Calais, Calais Kids Space, prefab, prefab building, refugee camp, migrants, flat-pack, flat-pack architecture, reader submitted content

Help make a flat-pack building to support migrant children in Calais

The port city of Calais has become home to a number of refugee camps that have become known as “the Jungle.”...

Kulturhus i Skellefteå by White Arkitekter, Kulturhus i Skellefteå, Sweden timber architecture, tallest timber building in Sweden, timber architecture in Nordic countries, prefab timber architecture

White Arkitekter wins bid to design Sweden’s tallest timber building

Located just below the Arctic Circle, the city of Skellefteå is surrounded by dense forests and renowned for its...

Arts University Bournemouth, Peter Cook, drawing studio, CRAB Studio, UK, university campus, prefab building, steel cladding, steel panels, skylights, natural light

Giant blue “whale” with skylights makes for a surprising art studio

The building's bulbous, steel-plated form culminates with two large windows that angle up towards the sky and provide...

Gomos System, prefab building, modular structures, modular architecture, prefab architecture, concrete modules, Porto, Portugal architecture, Samuel Gonçalves

Modular Gomos homes can be assembled in three days flat

Over 20 companies joined forces in building this house in Arouca, Portugal, the first ever to be built using the...

Kautokeino Home Care Center, retirement home, prefab, prefab building, Kebony, Q-haus, passive house, passivhaus, green architecture, Norway, sustainable wood, airtight envelope

Remarkable Arctic Circle home care center achieves Norway’s highest efficiency standards

According to Q-haus, the biggest challenge has been to come up with a good solution for building the external walls....

Rent a capsule apartment, capsule apartment Tokyo, Tokyo's iconic tower, Kisho Kurokawa, prefab building, Nakagin Capsule Tower, Rent Nakagin Capsule room on Airbnb, cube apartments in Tokyo, Metabolism architecture

Now you can rent a room in Japan’s Nakagin Capsule Tower via Airbnb

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXRJE2caPNY Ginza's Nakagin Capsule Tower is a rare example of Metabolism, a...

PAN Architecture, Marseille’s Architecture School, prefab Marseille Architecture School, Marseille Architecture School extension, PAN Architecture Marseille Architecture School

Wood and metal sandwich panels clad PAN Architects’ striking Marseille Architecture School extension

The extension references the existing buildings and covered bridges on campus, designed in the 1960s by architect...

MOS, modular prefab building, Museum of Outdoor Arts (MOA), Element House, Fibonacci sequence, Michael Meredith and Hilary Sample,

The passive MOS Museum of Outdoor Arts can expand in a Fibonacci sequence

Visionaries Michael Meredith and Hilary Sample from MOS are keen on modular architecture, as it allows them to...

OOPEAA, Puukuokka, Finland’s first wooden apartment block, crossed laminated timber (CLT), larch cladding, laminated timber building, prefab building,

OOPEAA crafts Finland’s tallest wooden apartment block from sustainable CLT modules

Created for housing developer Lakea Oy, Puukuokka is 'the tallest wooden apartment block in the country' according...

Chaukor Studio, Chaukor studio school, modular school, modular structure, plug n play structure, plug n play school, modular building, prefab building, local materials, green building, green school, sustainable building, sustainable school, sustainable materials, solar power, thermal power

Plug n Play is a modular classroom that can be modified to suit local conditions

Chakour Studios is aiming to provide creative and comfortable spaces for children where they can learn and play using...

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NYC’s first prefab micro-unit apartment building starts to rise in Manhattan (PHOTOS)

Located between 1st Avenue and Mt. Carmel Place adjacent to a small park, the 11-story building will be made up...

STGM Architects, headquarters, Quebec, Canada, office space, natural lighting, water management, energy-efficient building, wooden facade, timber facade, solar wall, green architecture, prefab building, open-plan office, LED lights

Daylit STGM Head Office uses reclaimed wood, solar power and a green wall to create a truly sustainable work environment

The STGM head office is located in in the Beauport borough of Quebec City, in the near vicinity of the Estimauville...

Lada Cube Prefab Insulated Wall Panels, SIPS, DIPS, demountable panels, insulated wall panels, prefab walls, prefab construction, kit building, modular building

Lada Cube’s prefabricated wall panels could revolutionize construction, cut building time in half

Låda Cube's Demountable Insulated Panels (DIPS) are prefabricated walls made from rigid exterior pieces with foam...

Sealoch House, prefab home, prefab, modular home, modular architecture, heat exchange system, solar panels, solar energy, Scotland, green architecture

Sealoch House is a cozy prefab home in the Scottish Highlands

Sealoch House was created from four modular components developed using super thermally insulated panels, pre-wired...

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The Coconut Lodge: a Tiny Prefab Home Made from Recycled Palm Wood in Hong Kong

Harvested from plantations that procure income for millions of people, coconut wood is a sustainable product par...

Meka, shipping containers, prefab, prefab architecture, green architecture, prefabirctaed homes, modular homes, modular architecture, Michael de Jong, Jason Halter, Christos Marcopoulous, West Village, NYC, New York City,

EXCLUSIVE PICS: Shipping Container Home Pops Up in NY

Founder, Michael de Jong came up the idea for the MEKA after years of building luxury homes in Belize, hiring Jason...

Landesgartenschau Exhibition Hall, Institute for Computational Design's (ICD), Achim Menges, University of Stuttgart, prefab building, robotic prefab building system, wooden pavilion, interlocking wooden parts

Robots Built This Peanut-Shaped Geometric Building From 243 Prefab Wood Panels

The Landesgartenschau Exhibition Hall is located in the picturesque town of Gmünd, Stuttgart. It was designed...

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We Talk With Tracen Gardner of Reclaimed Space About Prefab Building & Salvaging Materials

Why did you start Reclaimed Space? Tracen Gardner: The job came about because I’ve always been in the construction...

Wind and Water Bar, Vo Trong Nghia, Vietnam architecture, Vietnamese vernacular architecture, prefab building, bamboo architecture, bamboo dome, sustainable building, green materials

Vo Trong Nghia’s Wind and Water Bar is Made Almost Entirely of Bamboo in Viet Nam

In contrast to the café, the bar is an enclosed whole that is accessible via stepping stones connecting it to...

Lehman College Day Care, Garrison Architects, day care, bronx, modular, prefab, vertical garden

Prefab Lehman College Day Care Center Features Vertical Gardens for Children to Grow Food

To minimize disruptions on campus to build the day care center, Garrison Architects provided a prefabricated system...

Studio G Architects, Sturgis Charter Public School, green building, sustainable building, modular architecture, sustainable architecture, daylighting, prefab building, modular, prefabricated architecture

Studio G Architects Unveils Modular Sturgis Charter Public School in Hyannis, MA

Studio G Architects recently completed the design and construction of the Sturgis Charter Public School in Hyannis,...

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Bloomberg Announces Winner of the adAPT NYC Competition to Develop Micro-Unit Dwellings

The competition was part of a larger initiative to create more available units for one- and two-person households...

Club Náutico Lo Pagán, XPIRAL Architecture, Spanish architecture, building refurbishment, prefab building, marine architecture, green renovation

XPIRAL’s Renovated Nautical Club in Spain Looks Like a Ship Under Construction

The project is consistent in one major way – it is based on prefabricated elements that can be dismantled at...

koby cottage, garrison architects, sustainable design, green design, prefabricated housing, prefabricated architecture, sustainable architecture, green architecture, green building, prefab house, prefab building, Kullman Frame System, KFS prefab system

Garrison Architects’ Koby Cottage is a Beautiful Prefabricated Woodland Retreat

The Koby Cottage was designed by Garrison Architects for a boarding school for troubled teens in order to allow...

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Cocoon_FS: Pohl Architects Unveils Prefab Plankton-Inspired Pod Building in Germany

The illustrious Cocoon_FS pavilion was constructed from leaf-like panels of fiber-reinforced polymer. Fifteen...

green design, eco design, sustainable design, Peter Gluck and Partners, Inwood, prefab, 4857 Broadway, cantilever, cargotecture

Inwood to Receive Cantilevered Plaid Prefab Complex by Peter Gluck & Partners

As part of a project proposed back in 2009, Manhattan’s Inwood neighborhood will soon be home to a residential...

University of Nottingham, Gateway Building, Make Architects, strawbale building, prefab strawbale, uk's largest strawbale building

The Newly Completed Gateway Building Is the UK’s Largest Strawbale Building

Make Architects was not only responsible for the design of the new science facility, but also the larger masterplan...

Jord den Hollander, shipping container design, childrens green library, dutch green library, mobile library, green library, prefab building, container building, Dutch library,

BiebBus: Amazing Dutch Children’s Library Pops Up Inside a Shipping Container

Traditionally, portable library buildings would park at schools to offer kids the opportunity to check out books....

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