{"product_id":"a-u-669-26-06-prefabrication-matters","title":"a+u 669 26:06 Prefabrication Matters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ea+u 669: Prefabrication Matters\u003c\/strong\u003e examines four practices using prefabrication to respond to rising building costs, environmental load, labour shortages and the housing crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAbout This Book\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe issue's premise is that architecture includes the design of the building process itself. It follows SUMMARY in Portugal, which uses prefabrication to deliver bio-based buildings that can be taken apart; ELEMENTAL in Chile, developing biochar concrete units with Holcim so residents can build for themselves; People's Architecture Office, combining prefabricated plug-ins with renovation to revive empty houses in China; and Ensamble Studio, whose Ensamble Fabrica lab and plant run design and construction together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProjects are accompanied by conversations, an interview with Alejandro Aravena and essays by Samuel Gonçalves, Giuseppe Resta, and Antón García-Abril with Débora Mesa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour practices: SUMMARY, ELEMENTAL, People's Architecture Office and Ensamble Studio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterview with Alejandro Aravena\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEssays by Samuel Gonçalves, Giuseppe Resta, and Antón García-Abril with Débora Mesa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProjects from Portugal, Chile, China, the United States and Spain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBilingual English and Japanese text\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat You'll Discover\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrefabrication with bio-based and demountable materials\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNet-zero biochar concrete and incremental self-build housing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlug-in prefabricated units for renovating vacant buildings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntegrated design-and-build models from Ensamble Studio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow designing the process can reshape architectural practice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Journal\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ea+u (Architecture and Urbanism) is a monthly architecture journal published in Tokyo since 1971, known for its bilingual monographic and thematic issues on international practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: TBC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 219 × 292 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 160\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English and Japanese\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 4912019730662\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Shinkenchiku-sha\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect For:\u003c\/strong\u003e Architects, landscape and urban designers, students and readers who follow international practice through a+u's thematic issues.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shinkenchiku-sha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51022845214945,"sku":"4912019730662","price":59.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1116\/0464\/files\/a_u_669_26_06_Prefabrication_Matters_cover.jpg?v=1792040274","url":"https:\/\/bookshopbyuro.com\/products\/a-u-669-26-06-prefabrication-matters","provider":"Bookshop by Uro","version":"1.0","type":"link"}