Prefabricated Housing: Construction and Design Manual

This construction manual examines the potential of prefabricated housing on structural, historical and architectural grounds. Particularly in Central Europe and Russia, modern assembly methods and 100 years of experience in planning prefabricated buildings and constructing with large panels are experiencing a renaissance. Prefabricated housing has long since ceased to mean the disfigurement of the urban landscape with monotonous grey boxes. Whereas predominantly in Moscow – the largest European metropolis with seventeen million – prefabricated housing is an essential instrument for the provision of residentia

About the Author Philipp Meuser, born in Hilden/Germany (1969), architect and publisher. Scientific research on mass housing in the Soviet Union as well as publications on socialist architecture. . Studied architecture in Berlin and Zürich with a focus on history and theory. Construction and consulting projects in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

. Scientific research on mass housing in the Soviet Union as well as publications on socialist architecture. Studied architecture in Berlin and Zürich with a focus on history and theory. Philipp Meuser, born in Hilden/Germany (1969), architect and publisher. Construction and consulting projects in Eastern Europe and Central Asia