The Diagnosis of Prefabricated Buildings

Abstract

South-eastern Australia has more identifiable surviving specimens of mid-nineteenth century prefabrication than any other area of the world, and more are being discovered regularly. Only recently have they been recognised as candidates for conservation, and only still more recently have they been subjected to anything approaching systematic study. They are diverse in materials, construction and origin, and commonly quite difficult to distinguish from conventional buildings. In this paper Miles Lewis, an architectural historian who teaches in the Department ofArchitecture and Building at the University of Melbourne, describes those characteristics which may suggest that a building is prefabricated and which may, in some cases, indicate the country of origin or even the individual manufacturer responsible.

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