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Posted inOpinion

Kanye West Helped Create These Designs for Prison Chic Prefab Concrete Houses

by Sarah Rose Sharp June 13, 2018

After music and fashion, Kim Kardashian’s husband is trying his hand at architecture via his new firm, YEEZY Home.

Posted inArt

Designer Tiles Recreate the Façades of Soviet-Style Apartment Blocks

by Elena Goukassian March 21, 2018April 6, 2018

Lined up and stacked, these tiles in a restaurant bathroom make the wall look just like the façade of a Soviet-style panel building.

Night view of Jean Prouvé, “Ecole de Villejuif” ("Villejuif School," 1949) (all photos by Victor Picon courtesy LUMA Arles)
Posted inArt

The Elegant and Affordable Prefab Architecture of Jean Prouvé

by Joseph Nechvatal February 5, 2018September 28, 2021

An exhibition at the LUMA Foundation in Arles features 12 of the socially-minded architects buildings made from easily assembled prefabricated parts.

Posted inNews

A Metal Prefab House from the 1930s Finds a Home in Palm Springs

Avatar photo by Allison Meier February 16, 2017February 16, 2017

This week, the 1931 metal Aluminaire House arrived in Palm Springs, where it will finally be reassembled after years in storage.

Posted inArt

Sole Surviving Jean Prouvé Prefab Military Shelter Surfaces at Design Miami

Avatar photo by Allison Meier December 3, 2015December 3, 2015

MIAMI BEACH — With prefabricated housing now essential in addressing housing shortages, emergency relief, and even architecture in Antarctica, the mid-20th century pop-up designs of the late Jean Prouvé are receiving renewed attention.

Posted inOpinion

The Utopian Dreams Behind the US Army’s Prefab Prison Cells

by Kelly Chan February 18, 2015February 21, 2015

This past November, the US Army discreetly announced that it is looking to develop “a holding cell for one detainee during combat operations.”

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