Future of Modular Architecture

The Future of Modular Architecture presents an unprecedented proposal for mass-customized mid- and high-rise modular housing that can be manufactured and distributed on a global scale.

List of contents

PART 1 1. Introduction 2. The Global Housing Crisis 3. The Argument for Economical Transportation 4. The Disruptive Advent of Intermodal Shipping 5. Promises of Progress: Four Case Histories PART 2 6. The Intermodal Modular System PART 3 7. Is Intermodal Modular Architecture Sustainable? 8. Innovators, Entrenched Interests, and Early Adopters 9. Toward a Global Vernacular 10. The Collaborative Open Source Project 11. The Place of Intermodal Modular Architecture

About the author

David Wallance, FAIA is an architect, educator, and author. He is the founder of DRA/W, an architectural practice based in Brooklyn, NY.

Summary

The Future of Modular Architecture presents an unprecedented proposal for mass-customized mid- and high-rise modular housing that can be manufactured and distributed on a global scale.

Additional text

"David Wallance’s work in intermodal modular architecture opens a future for sustainable, less expensive and factory-perfect buildings going well beyond the building typologies typically associated with pre-built structures. Since the introduction of curtain wall design nearly 70 years ago, building construction methods have changed little and remain profoundly inefficient in comparison with the enormous technical progress made in other areas of goods production. David’s comprehensive exploration of modular design confronts systemic anachronisms that are deeply intrenched in the construction industry and forces consideration of why it is that we continue to tolerate them."
Daniel Alpert, Founding Managing Partner and Chief Economist, Westwood Capital, LLC, Author of The Age of Oversupply: Overcoming the Greatest Challenge to the Global Economy

Product details

• Authors: David Wallance, David (Architect Pllc) Wallance
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9780367467227
• ISBN: 978-0-367-46722-7
• No. of pages: 302
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Architecture, ARCHITECTURE / Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation, Architectural structure & design, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / General, ARCHITECTURE / Professional Practice, Urban & municipal planning, Building construction & materials, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Architectural structure and design, Building construction and materials, Architecture: professional practice