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Prefab Becomes Hip

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: ArchNewsNow
13 September 2003 - 5:00am

Forget trailer parks as bland low-rent subdivisions. New designs are making prefabricated housing hip.

"A new generation of architects has dramatically re-envisioned prefabricated housing—using cheaper materials, clever construction strategies and the best of modern design. For under $200,000, an architecturally adventurous family can now buy a stylish single-family home, precut and ready to assemble. Yes, prefab has finally become, well, fab."

Full Story: Design: Beyond the Trailer Park
Source: Newsweek, September 15, 2003
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