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Sigurd Larsen unveils a stunning prefab home in the Austrian Alps

Prefab design offers an infinite number of benefits, but it is especially useful when constructing in extreme landscapes...

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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...

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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.”...

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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...

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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...

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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....

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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