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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.

From the Archive: The 82-Foot-High “Tree House” That Turned Heads in Small-Town Arkansas
Marlon Blackwell’s client never forgot the hideout his grandfather built him as a child.
From the Archive: With $120K, a Texas Couple Built Their Rebuttal to the Boring Developer Home
Working with a small budget, architect Richard Wintersole helped the pair devise a 950-square-foot “house-as-loft” that didn’t...
From the Archive: An Architect’s High Stakes Prefab Competition
In Northern California, Michelle Kaufmann pit the construction of her site-built home against a client’s modular structure to...
Why I Still Believe Prefab Homes Are a Good Idea
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.
Home Cooking
For Erik and Ivana Gonzalez, the design of their kitchen—and every other room in the house—was truly a family affair.
Eye on Buenos Aires
In this new feature, we present an architectural insider’s guide to a great design destination.
Basic Living
Live/work is a centuries-old practice turned overused architectural trend.
How to Play FlatPak
Intelligent, appealing, and affordable, Charlie Lazor’s user-friendly FlatPak just might be the project that revolutionizes the...