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2006 Issues »
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Prefab Now

High Style, Flexible Design

November 2006, Vol. 07 Issue 01,

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Plastic

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The same qualities that make plastic so prized by designers—malleability, translucency, vibrancy—also make for one-of-a-kind pieces to place in your bathroom

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101 Bathrooms

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Contemplating the proverbial "throne" the world over, Virginia Gardiner wonders why modernism hasn't caught on the to the john. Also bathroom swag on parade.

My House »

Outback Staked House

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A few years ago, while working with the indigenous communities of remote Arnhem Land, in Australia’s Northern Territory, architect Sue Harper became passionate about prefab.

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Desert Utopia

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With this elegant steel prototype, Marmol Radziner and Associates launch a new prefab venture with the goal of bringing their modern design sensibilities to a broader market.

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All You Need Is LV

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In the most unlikely of places—rural Missouri—Rocio Romero has designed and built a prefab empire.

Detour »

Living Las Vegas

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They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but once you leave, you may have trouble banishing Sin City from your mind.

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Drawer Organizers

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Dear Dwell,My junk drawer is out of control. Can you help me find a way to get it closed?—Lisa Scofield, Palo Alto, California

Off the Grid »

LEEDing the Way

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One day last April there was great excitement on Highland Avenue, a quiet, hilly street (on which this writer happens to live) of Craftsman bungalows and 1960s apartment buildings in the Ocean Park…

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My Dinner With Amber

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Emily Post once said, “Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use.” While we agree with…

Outside »

Garden Apartment

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Botanist Patrick Blanc has been bringing the wilds of the rainforests to Parisian walls for over 30 years, most recently at the Jean Nouvel–designed Quai Branly museum. One lucky family, however…

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Future Building

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Resembling in form and function ancestors such as Jean Prouvé’s prefab Tropical House, Architect Fred Friedmeyer’s prefab structures harmonize, as much as possible, with…

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