Dunno it feels like they invented the steam horse; laying briks after briks seems grossly inefficient when one could drop entire wall sections at once, especially if they start building them with self connecting piping
Brick construction is still a major selling point for homes in Perth (especially double-brick [1]).
I've seen pre-fabricated homes in mining towns up North, where labour costs are insanely high. While they look nice (and structurally sound), people still prefer the traditional house constructions.