{"product_id":"offsite-architecture-constructing-the-future-paperback","title":"Offsite Architecture: Constructing the future - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRyan E. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJohn D. Quale\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArchitects have been intrigued by prefabricated construction since the early twentieth century. Recent advances in design, engineering and manufacturing processes have led to a significant expansion in the use of pre-assembled components, which are fitted to finished structures on site. Collectively, such processes are becoming known as \"offsite construction.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA ground-breaking text, \u003ci\u003eOffsite Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e establishes the current - and future - state of thinking in this field. A range of the most highly regarded thinkers and practitioners from around the globe share their ideas and practical findings on offsite prefabrication, examining theory and practice, opportunities and challenges, successes and failures. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA timely response to the growing interest in this method, the book provides \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e fundamental basis for a critical, reflective approach to offsite architecture. Contributions from both academics and professionals make \u003ci\u003eOffsite Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e required reading for practitioners as well as students taking courses in architecture, prefabrication, construction and engineering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRyan E. Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Utah, USA. He has investigated offsite design and construction for nearly a decade through industry-applied research. He is author of \u003ci\u003ePrefab Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley, 2010) and \u003ci\u003eBuilding Systems\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge, 2012). He is past Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences Off-Site Construction Council. He is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Offsite Construction at Edinburgh Napier University in the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn D. Quale\u003c\/strong\u003e is Director and Professor of Architecture at the University of New Mexico School of Architecture and Planning, USA. His expertise is in sustainable design, affordable housing, prefabrication, the environmental impact of construction, and collaborative and integrated design processes. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eSustainable, Affordable, Prefab: The ecoMOD Project\u003c\/em\u003e (UVA Press, 2012) and \u003cem\u003eTrojan Goat: A Self-Sufficient House\u003c\/em\u003e (UVA Press, 2002), about his leadership of the 2002 UVA Solar Decathlon Team in a national design\/build house competition sponsored by the US Department of Energy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 282\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 14, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42721366835263,"sku":"9781138821392","price":124.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/3bad600ff5538ecfc83ee7a1e502fa0a.webp?v=1765092116","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/offsite-architecture-constructing-the-future-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}