Ethics and the practice of architecture / Barry Wasserman, Patrick Sullivan, and Gregory Palermo

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : John Wiley & Son, Inc., c2000Description: xi, 324 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 471298220
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • NA 1995 .W37 2000
Contents:
PART I: AWARENESS -- Introduction to awareness -- some basics about ethics -- The ethical nature of architecture -- A more in-depth look at ethical concepts -- Business, professions, and ethical obligations -- Ethics and architectural practices -- Ethical reasoning -- PART II: UNDERSTANDING -- Introduction -- A closer look at being an architect -- A closer look at making architecture -- A closer look at doing architecture ethically -- PART III: CHOICES -- Introduction to choices -- Making ethical judgements -- Case studies.
Summary: Ethics and the Practice of Architecture offers a complete, broad-based introduction to this crucial subject. First, it examines basic ethical theories and their application to architecture, and discusses different ways of identifying ethical content in architecture. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, the second part of the book surveys different professional settings and building project processes that frequently hold ethical concerns, and charts the ethical mandates that arise from them.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Architecture General Circulation Architecture GC NA 1995 .W37 2000 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000001507

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART I: AWARENESS -- Introduction to awareness -- some basics about ethics -- The ethical nature of architecture -- A more in-depth look at ethical concepts -- Business, professions, and ethical obligations -- Ethics and architectural practices -- Ethical reasoning -- PART II: UNDERSTANDING -- Introduction -- A closer look at being an architect -- A closer look at making architecture -- A closer look at doing architecture ethically -- PART III: CHOICES -- Introduction to choices -- Making ethical judgements -- Case studies.

Ethics and the Practice of Architecture offers a complete, broad-based introduction to this crucial subject. First, it examines basic ethical theories and their application to architecture, and discusses different ways of identifying ethical content in architecture. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, the second part of the book surveys different professional settings and building project processes that frequently hold ethical concerns, and charts the ethical mandates that arise from them.

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