Designs for pre-fabricated homes
This exhibit at the Field Museum in Chicago is currently open and runs through January 16, 2006.
Developed by the City Design Center, College of Architecture and the Arts, UIC in collaboration with The Field Museum, the exhibition features original models and drawings by noted architects and industrial designers.
Contrary to popular belief, manufactured homes have long been an affordable and high quality housing option. The history of these pre-fabricated dwellings transcends time and cultural boundaries, reflecting a long and colorful history. Native American teepees, yurts in Central Asia, Sears and Roebuck “kit houses,” and the mobile home are but a few examples.Link: Field Museum - Design Innovations in Manufactured Housing
Article: Chicago Tribune - Field prefab housing show is timely and provocative
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Featured projects include:
The LaCan Project - David Baker & Partners
CorPod - Garofalo Architects
Manufactured Site - Estudio Teddy Cruz
Packed House - David Khouri
House Nine - Parallel Design Partnership, Ali Tayar
MINiMAX - SUMO Architects, Yolande Daniels and Sunil Bald
Home Off the Highway - Taylor & Burns Architects