The Downfalls of Prefab Design

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Sky City is planned to be the world's tallest skyscraper, constructed entirely through pre-fab.

Prefabricated design has come to be known as a fast, green, and cost-efficient way to create buildings. Although this technique has most prominently been used with small residential structures, it’s now taken a turn towards greater, larger projects. With prefabricated towers and skyscrapers now in the works (and, in some cases, going up in as little as six days), pre-fab begs the question: is it really safe? Does quick production time lead to instability, making prefabricated buildings more likely to collapse?

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Cite: Lisa Wronski. "The Downfalls of Prefab Design" 25 Feb 2013. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/336054/the-downfalls-of-prefab-design> ISSN 0719-8884

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