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Smith (Author), James Timberlake (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470275610, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 11 January 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e384 pages, Photos: 150 B\u0026amp;W, 25 Color; Drawings: 75 B\u0026amp;W, 0 Color\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 20.6 x 2.8 cm, 0.998 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003ePrefab Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e . . . is beyond theory, and beyond most of what we think we know about pods, containers, mods, and joints. This book is more than 'Prefabrication 101.' It is the \u003ci\u003eJoy of Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e writ large for the architecture and construction industries.\"\u003cbr\u003e —From the Foreword by James Timberlake, FAIA\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE DEFINITIVE REFERENCE ON PREFAB ARCHITECTURE FOR ARCHITECTS AND CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten for architects and related design and construction professionals, \u003ci\u003ePrefab Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e is a guide to off-site construction, presenting the opportunities and challenges associated with designing and building with components, panels, and modules. It presents the drawbacks of building in situ (on-site) and demonstrates why prefabrication is the smarter choice for better integration of products and processes, more efficient delivery, and realizing more value in project life cycles. 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