arcCA 07.4: preFABiana


preFABiana” investigates the historical development and current state of prefabricated building. It is the 4th quarter 2007 issue of arcCA (Architecture California), which was, from 2000 to 2012, the quarterly print journal of the AIA California Council.


Editor’s Comment
Tim Culvahouse, FAIA

Prefabrication: Scales of Application
Steven I. Doctors

The Myths and Realities of Prefab
Brian Linder, AIA

In Search of Modernism’s Holy Grail
David Thurman, AIA

Multiple Takes
Deborah Berke, AIA | Carol Burns, AIA | Todd Dalland, FAIA | Robert H. Hersey, AIA | Mark Jensen, AIA | Ray Kappe | Michelle Kaufmann and Mark Miller, AIA | Cate Leger | Casper Mork-Ulnes | Mikesch Muecke | Ron Radziner, FAIA | Jennifer Siegal | Kate Simonen, RA, SE | Carol Troy | Andrew Wagner

Walter Gropius and the (Not So) Infinite Possibilities of Prefabrication
Dora Epstein Jones

The Lustron Home
David Thurman, AIA

Prefab Webography
Editorial Board

Looking Back at Operation Breakthrough
Nicholas de Monchaux, Larry Dodge, and Richard Bender

Book Review: DfD: Design for Disassembly
Marc L’Italien, AIA

Norma Sklarek, FAIA, Honored
Lori Reed

Under the Radar: Sebastian Mariscal
Eric Naslund, FAIA

. . . and Counting
David Meckel, FAIA

Coda: The Castles of Cambria
Eric Naslund, FAIA


A PDF of the full issue is available here


Author biographical information as of the date of original publication.