Latest Stories in Modular Design - Page 2
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Bridge Built from Shipping Containers Is Trendy, but Inefficient
Once again, we ponder whether shipping containers make sense for this kind of use. Our curmudgeonly response? Probably not.
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The Moss Backyard Office Is a Tank You Can Work in
A new design for a backyard office you can rent is aggressive on the outside, warm and cuddly on the inside.
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Office for Organic Farm in Shanghai Is Built from Shipping Containers
Playz Architects built a massive welcome center for a large organic food producer. But does being built from reused materials necessarily make it green?
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2012: Thirteen Highlights of the Year in Prefab, Modular and Shipping Container Design
In 2008 it was on life support, but prefab is back with a bang
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Retro Renault Showroom Built Out of Colorful Shipping Containers
They're great for temporary uses, like this project in Paris
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EmpowerHouse: From Solar Decathlon to Habitat for Humanity
Parsons the New School's entry becomes " a true model of affordable sustainable housing"
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Modern Prefab Goes Seriously Vertical
Dutch architect Hans van Heeswijk designs big prefab with a small footprint
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Method Homes Introduces New Paradigm Prefab Prototype at GreenBuild
It's going for every label from LEED to Living Building Challenge
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Throw Momma In A Shed: Is the MedCottage A Solution For Millions Of Older Americans?
We love sheds, and we love mom. This could be a great idea, but there are problems.
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World's Largest Modular Prefabricated Tower Will Be Built at Atlantic Yards In Brooklyn and I Eat My Words
I had my doubts that this would ever happen, and I appear to have been wrong.
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Shipping Container Disaster Dorms For The Next Sandy
Sea Boxes may do the job, but do they have to be so ugly?
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Adaptable Modular Garden Fence Doubles as Pollinators' Habitat
This customizable garden system is intended to boost declining pollinator populations while making your garden look good.
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Living Homes Introduces New LEED Platinum Prefabs at Affordable Prices
As modern green prefab builders move up the learning curve, they move down the price point.
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Shipping Container Housing Fans Rejoice, There Is Now a Dolls House Version
Perfect for people who can't afford the real thing.
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Modular Office "Hive" Made from Salvaged Wood of Derelict Buildings
A Cleveland, Ohio-based company is turning debris from demolished buildings into attractive and flexible office furnishings.
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Samsung Supplies Solar Powered Internet Schools For South Africa
A "exclusively solar-powered, mobile and completely independent classroom "
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Modern Modular Makes Sense in the Far North
It goes together quickly in a very short Yellowknife construction season
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Blu Homes To Build Small Affordable Houses for the Poor of Marin County
This project is a model of how one can get increased density and tiny houses in an urban environment
