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Discover the latest breakthroughs in modular housing with this inspiring showcase of adaptable and portable home solutions. From self-deploying buildings to energy-efficient tiny homes, each featured ...

When many people hear “prefabricated” or “modular” in relation to houses, they picture trailers or hastily built tract homes. But as Angie’s List reports, today’s prefab housing embraces flexible and ...

It looks as sophisticated and luxurious as a mansion, yet it's a simple, prefab, transportable home. It's even better than an exotic vacation resort when it comes to connecting with nature and ...

More than 20 years after I first promoted the building method at Dwell, it has yet to live up to its promise—but it can. This story is part of Dwell’s yearlong 25th-anniversary celebration of the ...

Koto LivingHome 2 from Plant Prefab, a minimalist abode that sticks out from the factory-built pack. (Courtesy Koto Design) With offices on the southwest coast of England and in Northern Ireland, Koto ...

Design magazines love them. So do movie stars and environmental activists. New technology, including the use of robots in factories, makes them even easier to build. So why are advocates of prefab ...

When Elizabeth Scott ordered her new energy-efficient home, a factory in Searsmont, Maine, went to work. Advertisement Article continues below this ad The house arrived in pieces on four trucks in ...

Architects' answer to efficient design is the prefab home, which has been both a design sensation and a cookie-cutter bore over the years. A... Prefab: From Utilitarian Home To Design Icon Some of the ...