Vietnamese architect comes up with easy-to-erect dwelling for poor
These prefab structures are iterations of a prototype that Vo Trong Nghia has been honing since about 2013
Ba VI, Vietnam
JUST below a hilltop pagoda, steel frames the size of two-car garages were popping up on a bluff that overlooked a valley of electric-green rice paddies.
They were prefabricated homes designed by Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia, and the construction team said it was impressed by the speed of its own handiwork: nearly one frame hoisted per hour, including smoke breaks, and largely without power tools.
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