TY - JOUR TI - Modular construction industry growth and its impact on the built environment AU - Woźniak-Szpakiewicz, Ewelina AU - Zhao, Shouliang TI - Modular construction industry growth and its impact on the built environment AB - The article deals with the problem of increasing demand for modular buildings as an answer to the construction industry’s current situation. The author addresses the following question regarding the near future of the modular construction industry: How would it reflect on urban space, living space and the whole attitude toward modular construction issues? What is the role of the architect during the design–build process? Is it possible to make references to “beauty” in a modular construction context? VL - 2018 IS - Volume 12 Year 2018 (115) PY - 2018 SN - 0011-4561 C1 - 2353-737X SP - 43 EP - 52 DO - 10.4467/2353737XCT.18.178.9666 UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/czasopismo-techniczne/artykul/modular-construction-industry-growth-and-its-impact-on-the-built-environment KW - volumetric modular construction KW - modular construction KW - off-site KW - assembled architecture KW - permanent modular architecture