Allison Arieff

Allison Arieff was a founding senior editor of Dwell and served as its editor-in-chief from 2002 to 2007. She is currently the editorial director of print for MIT Technology Review. She does not, alas, live in a prefab house, but does have a factory-built 1962 Airstream trailer.

More than 20 years after I first promoted the building method at Dwell, it has yet to live up to its promise—but it can.

Prefab, Proven

In January 2003, we issued a challenge to 16 architects: Design a modern prefab home for $200,000.

“N” Is for Nice

Sometimes all the numbers don't add up, but at least they can look cool.

Allison Arieff

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