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The article focuses on the rising prices of manufactured homes (mobile homes) in recent years, outpacing the increase in prices of traditionally built single-family homes, as indicated by a study from LendingTree analyzing Census Bureau data from 2017 to 2022.

The article presents information related to a two-story, 3,000-square-foot, white colonial-style kit home in the Sourland Mountains in New Jersey. The house is owned by Mike Strizki, who is the director of residential and commercial systems for Advanced Solar Products Inc., a solar installation company. The house is considered as the first solar-hydrogen residence in North America.

Reports on the emergence of mobile homes in the United States that are fancier and more upscale than their boxy-looking predecessors. Sales slump through 1997 which made mobile home makers reassess the market and redesign their products; Niche market with greater demand for amenities than before; Price ranges for the manufactured houses.

Reports on architectural and interior decoration trends for 2005. Factors considered by homeowners when deciding on interior styles; Furniture that will be popular during the year; Features of the prefabricated type of architecture; Factors that will influence the architecture and interior design industries.

The article discusses the emergence of prefabricated housing as a solution to the affordable-housing crisis in the U.S. Real estate developers have started addressing residential manufacturing challenges through prefabricated housing. The trend is expected to address problems such as the declining supply of residential construction workers, plumbers, carpenters and electricians and the increasing construction costs.

The article presents an interview with Yves Béhar, a designer interested in technology, on his YB1 modular, customizable accessory dwelling unit.

The article discusses prefabricated homes designed by the Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia for people in slums, remote areas or refugee camps around the world, comments from project supervisor Nguyen Duc Trung on same and shelters designed by architect Shigeru Ban from recyclable paper tubes.

The article discusses small apartments in New York City, highlighting My Micro NY, a micro-apartment complex composed of small prefabricated apartments ranging from 260 to 360 square feet and located in Brooklyn, New York City. Topics addressed include the rent prices and interior design of small studio apartments in the city, the importance of amenities for individuals renting small apartments, and zoning considerations. Th draw of the apartments for single New Yorkers is discussed.

The article discusses the home of David Hawkanson, the executive director of the Steppenwolf Theater Company, a one-bedroom cottage located in Chicago, Illinois. Topics addressed include the preservation of the house's design since it was built from a kit in 1871, as well as tours that feature the house as a historic landmark.

The article focuses on "Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling," an architectural exhibition to be presented by the Museum of Modern Art in New York City beginning in July, 2008. Five architects have been commissioned to design models of prefabricated houses which will be located on a vacant lot adjacent to the museum on West 53rd Street in Manhattan.

The article discusses the use of modular housing in rebuilding New Orleans, Louisiana after hurricane Katrina. Modular homes go up in a matter of days as they are preconstructed in a factory miles away and assembled on site. The homes can easily be put on stilts to meet flood zone rules. They need less local labor and often cost less than conventionally built homes and can tolerate up to 160 mph winds. Safeway Homes can build three homes a day.

The article reports on a new trend in the real estate market. Home buyers are looking for homes which look old and function like new. The article focuses on several options which are available to them. Kit houses are sold by a New York interior designer named Randy Florke. Florke's homes are brand new, and sell for between $125,000 and $300,000. Another option is having a new home built using some old building materials, flooring and accessories. Both types of homes are selling well.

The author reflects on the impact of a U.S. Congress bill that aimed to weaken regulations against predatory lending in manufactured home market on buyers in 2015.

Discusses the pros and cons of modular housing. Modular purchases described.

The article previews the exhibition "1950s: Building the American Dream" to be held at the Ohio History Center in Columbus on July 13, 2013.

The Hudson, an eco-friendly, traditional prefabricated house developed by New World Home and Country Living magazine, will be on display at 220 Vesey Street at the World Financial Center from June 4 to 17, where visitors will have the opportunity to tour it before it departs for its permanent residence in Vernon, N.J. The two-bedroom, 1,600-square-foot house was designed by Country Living editors and developed by New World Home to look like a classic country cottage, with fireplaces, oversize windows, a 1,100-square-foot wraparound porch and an open floor plan. But because it is modular, it can be built in a factory in just 100 days, and will cost as little as $395,000 to buy. (The Hudson is one of five green home designs by Country Living and New World Home, ranging in size from 1,100 to 2,300 square feet, with an average price of $175 to $225 per square foot.) [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A GLANCE at Lawrence Greene's rustic colonial with wraparound porch in Livingston Manor, N.Y., might lead one to believe it's a 150-year-old farmhouse. In fact, it's two years old, one of the greenest houses in New York State, and built in a factory. The 1,800-square-foot structure was constructed by New World Home, a company that offers environmentally responsible prefabricated houses in a variety of architectural styles. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Most homeowners have a general sense of whether or not they are being energy efficient, a hunch confirmed or disproved when the monthly bills arrive. But occupants of a prefabricated house designed by Kaplan Thompson Architects, a firm in Portland, Me., will receive real-time feedback through a system Phil Kaplan, one of the architects, describes as ''an update on the mood ring.'' [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

AFTER years of living with their son in a 900-square-foot bungalow, Regina and Bill Marengo wanted a bigger place. There was no room on their small plot of land to expand outward, and the existing foundation could not support another floor. Still, they were not about to give up their spot in the Locust Point neighborhood of the Bronx, with its spectacular views of Long Island Sound. Ms. Marengo, a civil engineer, hit on the idea of ordering a prefabricated house. If it could be built in a factory and transported to the site, she reasoned, the family could trade up with minimal disruption. But while the house was in the planning stages, her reserve unit, the 30th Naval Construction Regiment, was called up for service. Ms. Marengo spent eight months in Iraq, starting in August 2007. So much for minimal disruption. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to start trying out new kinds of manufactured housing for disaster victims later this year, in the hopes of finding an acceptable alternative to its much maligned travel trailers, agency officials said. FEMA has stopped using the tinny white trailers, in part because they have been found to contain high levels of formaldehyde. There are still more than 36,000 occupied trailers along the Gulf Coast, but the agency is trying to move people out of them by June 1. In addition to ensuring safe air quality for disaster victims, the agency is hoping to find something roomier than trailers, which are not designed for long-term use, said David Garratt, deputy assistant administrator of the disaster assistance directorate. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article focuses on a house built by Donald R. Shanor, a foreign correspondent, and his wife Constance Shanor on Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts by using a prefabricated house. Donald and Constance bought a Unit One model Shelter-Kit, a prefabricated house. The kit included hammers, wrenches and a bundle of lumber. They built a house consisting of two bedrooms, a bathroom and a sitting room.

The article reports on the modern prefabricated house called a Dwell Home, designed by the Resolution: 4 Architecture in partnership with the Empyrean International, which will manufacture and deliver the components, in New York City.

Discusses possible trends in architecture during the coming year. Potential for the prefabricated housing industry to take flight; Possibility that cool, modern interiors will develop warmer, more emotional textures; Suggestion that gardens and parks will showcase a new, wilder look; Suggestion that for some homeowners expedience is becoming as important as style; Reference to the fact that 95 percent of what is built in America is architect-free.

Focuses on the makeshift house of French Canadian Daniel Lemay who overlooks his Christmas tree business in New York City. Description of the makeshift house of Lemay that also serves as his office for his Christmas tree business; Architectural design of Lemay's home-office; Efforts of Lemay and his partners in redirecting the perambulations of pimps, prostitutes, and drug dealers.

Examines the modern pre-fab home. Example of a New York couple who bought a large property in upstate New York and needed a home quickly; Their experience with a pre-fabricated home made by OLK in Austria; Costs and usual overruns of pre-fab building.

Discusses Robert Rubin and the rebirth of the Maison Tropicale, an early masterpiece of prefab architecture rescued from the Congo Republic. Materials the house is made of; Rubin, a retired New York commodities trader and collector of rare cars and Modernist furniture; Money he paid to retrieve the house from the Congo; Guests who visited the house for its unveiling in France.

Reports on the growing market for modern prefabricated houses in the United States.

Focuses on pre-fabricated homes which are designed to suit both economic needs and aesthetic taste. Designs of Oskar and Johannes Kaufmann and others; Costs; Ease of assembling pre-fabricated homes; Appeal of their designs.

Presents a three-story prototype prefabricated house.

Describes the art of designers Charles and Ray Eames. Their prefabricated house built in Pacific Palisades of Los Angeles, California; Why the house was seen as prototype for an industrially produced house that could yield a humane environment at minimal cost; Ray's design of courtyard plantings; Mention of the Eames exhibition at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.

Reports that Manufactured Home Communities Incorporated agreed to purchase number of manufactured home communities for $300 million on September 8, 1997. Significance of the purchase; Reference to the Chateau Communities company; Details on the purchase.

Focuses on the increasing popularity of prefabricated mansion construction by modular home factories in the United States. A colonial home in Armonk, New York that was assembled in seven hours ; Methods of construction; Cost of the homes; Comments of industry executives; Estimated average consumer savings in terms of time and money.