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Assembling the architect : the history and theory of professional practice / George Barnett Johnston

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: United States of America : Bloomsbury Publishing, c2020Description: xix, 295 pages ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781350126862
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • NA 1995 .J64 2020
Contents:
List of Figures Preface Introduction -- 1. Seeing Double: Histories of Architectural of Practice -- 2. The Architect's Office -- 3. Architect and Owner -- 4. Architects and Builders -- 5. Tools, Technology, Practice.
Summary: Assembling the Architect explores the origins and history of architectural practice. It unravels the competing interests that historically have structured the field and cultivates a deeper understanding of the contemporary profession. Contemporary architectural tools and disciplinary ideals continue to be shaped by the same fundamental tensions, and emergent modes of practice such as BIM (Building Information Modelling) and IPD (Integrated Project Delivery) represent the realization of programs and agendas that have been over a century in play. Essential reading for professional practice courses as a contextual and historical companion to the Handbook, Assembling the Architect provides a critical perspective of the profession that is fundamental to understanding current architectural practice.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Architecture General Circulation Architecture GC NA 1995 .J64 2020 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000018728

Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of Figures Preface Introduction -- 1. Seeing Double: Histories of Architectural of Practice -- 2. The Architect's Office -- 3. Architect and Owner -- 4. Architects and Builders -- 5. Tools, Technology, Practice.

Assembling the Architect explores the origins and history of architectural practice. It unravels the competing interests that historically have structured the field and cultivates a deeper understanding of the contemporary profession. Contemporary architectural tools and disciplinary ideals continue to be shaped by the same fundamental tensions, and emergent modes of practice such as BIM (Building Information Modelling) and IPD (Integrated Project Delivery) represent the realization of programs and agendas that have been over a century in play. Essential reading for professional practice courses as a contextual and historical companion to the Handbook, Assembling the Architect provides a critical perspective of the profession that is fundamental to understanding current architectural practice.

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