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In 1954, French priest Abb\u00e9 Pierre, who founded the Emma\u00fcs movement to help poor and homeless people, commissioned Jean Prouv\u00e9<\/a><\/strong> to design and build an economical house equivalent to a standard two-bedroom apartment. In response to the urgent need for social housing, Jean Prouv\u00e9<\/a>\u2019s proposal perfectly encapsulated his vision of lightweight, economical and comfortable mass-produced housing, such as he had already been experimenting with for 20 years. <\/p>\n

Optimistically named \u201cBetter Days<\/a>\u201d, the 57m2 house was shown in Paris on Quai Alexandre III as part of the very popular Salon des Arts M\u00e9nagers. Erected in seven hours, this demountable prefabricated architecture<\/a> was to serve as a demonstration to encourage the industrial production of housing to accommodate the homeless. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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