Wood Structures Symposium

Flexibility in Prefabrication Approaches: Lessons from two US Homebuilders

Kihong Ku, Virginia Tech
Carlos Cardenas, THE MEME Inc

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

From Bauhaus to m-[h]ouse: The Concept of the Ready-Made and the Kit-Built House

Paul J. Armstrong, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Lessons Learned from the Limited Design-Build Exercise

James Middlebrook, Smith College

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

PreFAB_Lab

Bruce Wrightsman, Montana State University

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Prefabricated Recovery

Laura Garofalo, University at Buffalo, SUNY
David Hill, North Carolina State University

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Prefabrication in Developing Countries: A Case Study of India

Ryan Smith, University of Utah
Shilpa Narayanamurthy, University of Utah

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Cypress Shelter

Blake Williams, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

DESIGNhabitat 2: Studies in Prefab Affordable Housing

David Hinson, Auburn University
Frederick S. Norman, Auburn University

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

mundane[UPGRADE]1:2

Erik M. Hemingway, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Pre.Fab: Myth, Hype + Reality

Fredrick H. Zal, Atelier Z
Kendra Cox, Blazer Industries Inc.

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Prefabrication and the Post-War House: the California project

Matthew Fisher, Iowa State University

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Prefabrication as the Comprehensive Studio

Dana Gulling, University of New Mexico

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

TrailerWrap: Reconstructing Home

Peter A. Schneider, University of Colorado

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

CHILI'S NOW: Rethinking the Global Franchise Prototype

Wanda Dye, University of Texas at Arlington

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Construction Critical: Technology and Experiment in Designer-Manufacturer Collaboration

Michael D. Gibson, Ball State University

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

EFAB-Environmental Fabrications: Towards a Confluence of Craft & Computing in Prefabricated Component Design

Santiago R. Perez, University of Houston

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Lean Architecture: Toyota Homes

Ryan E. Smith, University of Utah

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Making Connections: Innovative Integration of Utilities in Panelized Housing Design

Michael J. Crosbie, University of Hartford

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

RE:PLACE - contextual prefabricated structures and the infill of existing communities

Tricia Stuth, University of Tennessee
Andy Hutsell, Clayton Homes

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

The Prefabricated and Mobile House: What Can We Learn from Japan?

Linda Brock, University of British Columbia

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Transforming the Invisible Hand: Redefining the Machine-Made House

Paul J. Armstrong, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Aesthetic and Production Theories as Enablers of Prefabricated Housing

Michael O'Brien, Texas A&M University

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

"Back to the Future" or the "Machine in the Garden" -- The Airstream Studio

Daniel I. Vieyra, Kent State University

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

e3Co System: Ecological Comprehensive Component Construction System

Peter H. Wiederspahn, Northeastern University

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

HAUS (Home-making: an Augmented Utilities System)

Aleksandr Mergold, Cornell University

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Metabolism Revisited: Prefabrication and Modularity in 21st Century Urbanism

Stanley R. Russell, University of South Florida

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

The Rainbow Edges: The Legacy of Communist Mass Housing and the Colorful Future of Czech Cities

Kimberly Elman Zarecor, Iowa State University

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM