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American House 08 Print
With every component of the American House 08 coming out of Massie’s high-tech microfactory in Pontiac, Michigan, the architect proved that prefabrication can give the designer total control…
Dwell Collection
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Mapping Prefab
In just under ten years, dozens of prefab projects from all over the world have graced the pages of Dwell. We sifted through our archives to find some of our best-loved pieces, revisiting stories…
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Beneath the Surface: DuPont™ Corian® Design Studio
For our third and final installment of Beneath the Surface, we visit the DuPont™ Corian® Design Studio in Manhattan to talk about the recent Koch Theater project at Lincoln Center, which features a…
Tips
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Think Smaller. Think Efficient.
Don’t target a prefab project and forget to adapt your wish list to fit the capabilities of the task at hand. A prefabricated house or commercial project has certain limitations, one of which…
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The More Complete, the More Prefab
There are quite a few companies out there that are marketing “prefab” but not all of them are designing and producing entirely finished products. Many projects we have seen appear to be…
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Prefab is Not Necessarily Less Expensive
It certainly can be, but as with any project it depends on the architect, the fabricator, and how everything is organized in anticipation of installation at your site. Your architect needs to be…
Events
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Staged Reading of "A False Solution" at The Blank Theatre
On April 25, 2011, The Blank Theatre in Los Angeles presents a staged reading by Oren Safdie of A False Solution at 8:00pm. The third in a trilogy that is set in the world of contemporary…
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Jo Whaley: Theatre of Insects
A collection of images showcasing the amazing world of insects. Including approximately 40 photographs, along with a selection of insect cases and glassed archaeology trays, Theater of Insects…
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Matthew Williams "Outside"
Photographer Matthew Williams (a frequent contributor to and friend of Dwell) is holding an exhibition of his work in association with Workstead Studio. Join Matthew for an opening night…
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American House 08 Print
by Mike PerryWith every component of the American House 08…
One of the best looking prefabs ever!
So good to see this in the U.S. So great to see in at home in Michigan.
the pictures mask the reality of a rush to production,half-fast designed, non-operable space filler. smoke and mirrors!
Fugliest house evar.
Typical Bill Massie junk. What a collection of miserable spaces and WTF gimmicks. He left a few of these egocentric dinosaurs in Montana to rot in the pristine landscape. I suspect this school-funded and student-built attempt at fame will leave Cranbrook, too, with their very own permanent trailer home in the middle of campus.
$750,000????????????????????????????? This guy is joking right?
@Anonymous, Jo, anonymous, Jeremy...what are you guys? Former students using this type of anonymous forum to hate on your former professor? To suggest that this project is smoke and mirrors, school funded, and fugly(!) sounds like tons of sour grapes from which you are incapable of escaping. This kind of cynical commentary reflects the reason why great design gets beaten down by mainstream thinking over and over. It's easy to hate, apparently, but not so easy to learn.
Luthor, It's too late to suck up...Bill Massie has already turned in your grade for this semester. I'm with you, though...it's easier to hate on design than love it. But really, can you look at that thing and call it "great design?" It looks like every school project I've ever seen, the difference being he has a trust fund to build it and photograph it with theatrical lighting. Still, it's a good try and I applaud his conviction.
I'm reminded of one of George Lucas's early films, "THX1138", and not in a good way. "THX1138" screamed "FILM SCHOOL!" at the top of its little lungs and this screams "ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL!!!", with several more exclamation marks on the way. Living in something like this project would be like forever being trapped in Progressive Auto Insurance's annoying and ultracreepy commercials, where customers seem to be condemned to wander from aisle to aisle in that all white hell, seeking the best buy in car insurance for all eternity with only insurance girl "Flo" for companionship.
Best looking double wide trailer I have ever seen. deffinetly worth the 75,000...wait did you say 750,000 ummmm no.
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