News Items

These are all of the News Items published by Marshall Mayer.

Prefab—As Seen on TV! — by Marshall Mayer — last modified 02-16-2004 17:12

KCAL 9 in Los Angeles aired a short segment on modernist prefab on February 12th. Fabprefab's Michael Sylvester was interviewed, and he did a lot of behind the scenes work to help produce the segment (including inserting the LV Home). View the segment below.

Christy's Modern Links on LiveModern — by Marshall Mayer — last modified 09-26-2003 14:31

LiveModern is pleased to publish Christy's Modern Links, a fablulous collection of all links modern.

Visit a Local Forum — by Marshall Mayer — last modified 02-26-2004 10:43

Several modernists have recently volunteered to moderate a local forum on LiveModern. Join a local conversation by clicking on one of the links below.

LiveModern Website Improved! — by Marshall Mayer — last modified 12-03-2003 08:01

You'll notice a few differences in how you are able to use the LiveModern website to build the online modernist community.

Modern Home Design Online — by Marshall Mayer — last modified 04-15-2003 12:07

Modern Home Design, a firm headed by Gary Rea, has just posted it's website describing a new service – stock house plans for modernist homes.

La Vardera is Nice Modernist — by Marshall Mayer — last modified 11-10-2006 05:08

Greg La Vardera, online in many modernist forums including LiveModern, is being honored by Dwell Magazine this evening as a Nice Modernist.

Q Series Introduced — by Marshall Mayer — last modified 02-04-2004 13:48

Royal Homes, Canada's largest custom builder of pre-engineered homes, is introducing a line of architect-designed modern home designs. The first is the Q Series, designed by Kohn Shnier Architects.

Five Hundred Members and Growing — by Marshall Mayer — last modified 12-10-2003 07:27

LiveModern has been open less than three months, but already more than 500 modernists call our community home.

Wall Street Journal on Prefab — by Marshall Mayer — last modified 01-25-2005 11:50

Welcome to all Wall Street Journal readers who are visiting LiveModern as a result of the "Upwardly Mobile Homes' article that appeared in today's Weekend Journal.

Marshall Mayer to Represent the Glidehouse — by Marshall Mayer — last modified 11-10-2006 18:14

Michelle Kaufmann of mkarchitecture has engaged Marshall Mayer of LiveModern to represent the Glidehouse, the latest entry into the modern prefabricated home market in North America. Sales of the Glidehouse start in January.

Farnsworth House Auctioned Today — by Marshall Mayer — last modified 12-12-2003 08:10

NPR has a short segment on Morning Edition about today's auction of the Farnsworth House by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, an icon of modernist housing.

For Immediate Release — by Marshall Mayer — last modified 11-10-2006 18:15

Bay Area architect creates Glidehouse—Modern Pre-fab design for clean simple living in collaboration with nature. Home makes debut at Sunset Magazine's Celebration Weekend May 15-16 in Menlo Park, CA.

Jennifer Siegal on NPR — by Marshall Mayer — last modified 03-19-2004 09:10

Jennifer Siegal, of DesignMobile in Los Angeles, was interviewed yesterday on NPR's Day to Day.

Bay Area Prefab Confab SOLD OUT! — by Marshall Mayer — last modified 01-29-2004 15:49

We have limited seating for the Bay Area Prefab Confab, and it is now filled. Read about the event below, and contact us if you want to be put on a waiting list in case additional seating becomes available.

Sunset Features Glidehouse — by Marshall Mayer — last modified 11-10-2006 18:15

In May, Sunset Magazine will host the seventh annual Celebration Weekend event at their headquarters in Menlo Park, California. The highlight of the weekend will be the debut of the Glidehouse!

Modern Dream Home — by Marshall Mayer — last modified 01-13-2004 11:36

We would like to invite you to a fresh new website which has been developed as a one-stop shop to find, design and furnish your modern dream home.

Seattle Modernists — by Marshall Mayer — last modified 02-03-2004 10:49

Are you interested in building a modernist prefab, but have more questions than answers? Marshall Mayer of LiveModern and Michelle Kaufmann of mkarchitecture will talk about two of the first modernist prefab homes to hit the market.

Prefab Confab a Success! — by Marshall Mayer — last modified 02-03-2004 19:43

Due to our limited capacity at the LIMN Gallery in San Francisco, only 30 people were able to be seated at the Bay Area Preafab Confab, with twice as many on the waiting list. We'll just have to do more of them!

CBS MarketWatch on Prefab — by Marshall Mayer — last modified 06-10-2004 07:38

Jackie Cohen writes about preafab in today's online edition of CBS Marketwatch. "Some of the most stunning advances in modern residential architecture are coming from an unlikely place— off an assembly line."

LV Home Open House — by Marshall Mayer — last modified 01-25-2005 11:46

Rocio Romero has moved into her LV Home in Perryville, Missouri, and invites one and all to an Open House. Make your reservation today to visit with Rocio about how you can move into your own LV Home.

MODE Studio Slides — by Marshall Mayer — last modified 02-13-2004 14:33

Marshall Mayer and Michelle Kaufmann presented the latest developments in modernist prefab for the Seattle Modernists at MODE Studio on February 7th, 2004.

Prefab in New York Times — by Marshall Mayer — last modified 11-10-2006 18:16

The New York Times has just published an article on the current state of modernist prefab, "Factory Fresh: Interstately Homes" by Alastair Gordon. The Glidehouse, the LV Home, Royal Homes, and LiveModern are featured.

LiveModern 2.0 — by Marshall Mayer — last modified 04-06-2004 10:32

Today we're happy to introduce you to version 2.0 of the LiveModern website.

Glidehouse VR Tour — by Marshall Mayer — last modified 05-25-2004 06:32

LiveModern has published a virtual tour of the Glidehouse at Sunset.

LV Home Architectural Services — by Marshall Mayer — last modified 01-25-2005 12:01

To make it easier for customers in California to build their LV Home, Rocio Romero, LLC offers several architectural services.

Glidehouse Featured in Fabprefab — by Marshall Mayer — last modified 03-31-2004 05:31

Fabprefab has published an interview with Michelle Kaufmann, architect of the Glidehouse. Welcome all Fabprefab readers!

Glidehouse Construction Photos