refabricating ARCHITECTURE - How Manufacturing Methodologies are Poised to Transform Building Construction 1st Edition  (English, Paperback, Kieran Stephen)

This thought-provoking book presents a compelling argument for moving architecture from a part-by-part, linear approach to an integrated one that brings together technology, materials, and production methods. Using examples from several industries that have successfully made the change to an integrated component approach, these visionary authors lay the groundwork for a dramatic and much-needed change in the building industry.

• Packed with graphics that illustrate how and why change is needed
• Examples from the auto, shipbuilding, and aerospace industries illustrating how to improve quality while saving time and money
• Redefines the roles of architects, materials scientists, process engineers, and contractors

Salient Features

• A clear argument for how and why the architecture industry needs to move to an integrated approach
• Packed with graphics that clearly illustrate how and why change is needed, with plenty of examples from the auto, shipbuilding, and aerospace industries for how to improve quality while saving time and money
• An incisive look at the roles of architects, product engineers, materials scientists, and contractors, and how they need to change