1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451616903321

Titolo

Commodification and spectacle in architecture [[electronic resource] ] : a Harvard design magazine reader / / edited by William S. Saunders ; introduction by Kenneth Frampton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, Minn., : University of Minnesota

Bristol, : University Presses Marketing [distributor], 2005

ISBN

0-8166-9818-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (141 pages)

Collana

Harvard design magazine readers ; ; 1

Altri autori (Persone)

SaundersWilliam S

Disciplina

720.103

Soggetti

Architecture and society

Architecture - Economic aspects

Architecture and globalization

Architecture, Postmodern

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents: Spectacle and its discontents: or, the elusive joys of architainment / Luis Fernández Galiano -- Less for less yet: on architecture's value(s) in the marketplace / Michael Benedikt -- Brand aid: or, the Lexus and the Guggenheim (further tales of the notorious B.I.G.ness) / Michael Sorkin -- Hyphenation nation: blurred forms for a blurred world / Rick Poynor -- Architecture for sale(s): an unabashed apologia / Kevin Ervin Kelley -- Rocking for the clampdown: creativity, corporations, and the crazy curvilinear cacophony of the Experience Music Project / Thomas Frank -- Rockbotton: villa by OMA / Wouter Vanstiphout -- Inside the blue whale: a day at the Bluewater Mall / Rick Poynor -- We dig graves--all sizes / Daniel Naegele -- The second greatest generation / Michael Sorkin.

Sommario/riassunto

Summary: More than ever, architectural design is seen as a means to promote commercial goals. Bringing together an impressive and varied group of critics and practitioners, this collection will help to sharpen the discussion of how design can respond to our hypercommodified culture.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778419003321

Autore

Immordino Kathleen M.

Titolo

Organizational assessment and improvement in the public sector / / by Kathleen M. Immordino

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2017

ISBN

1-351-55560-X

1-351-55561-8

1-315-09027-9

1-282-29680-9

9786612296802

1-4200-8421-6

Edizione

[1st.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (254 p.)

Collana

American Society for Public Administration book series on public administration & public policy

Disciplina

352.3/5

Soggetti

Organizational effectiveness - United States - Evaluation

Administrative agencies - United States - Management - Evaluation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: Boca Raton: Auerbach, 2008.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; Contents; Prologue; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Chapter 1. Organizational Assessment and the Public Sector; Chapter 2. Assessment as a Communication Process; Chapter 3. Applying Assessment Practices in the Public Sector; Chapter 4. The Public Sector Assessment and Improvement Model; Chapter 5. Implementing a Self-Assessment Program; Chapter 6. Assessment, Improvement, and the Process of Organizational Change; Chapter 7. Case Studies and Best Practices in Assessing Public Sector Organizations; Chapter 8. The Future of Assessment

Appendix A: The Public Sector Assessment and Improvement ModelAppendix B: The Public Sector Assessment and Improvement Model-Short Form; Appendix C: Exercises; Appendix D: Tools for Organizational Change Efforts; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

In order to implement an integrated cycle of assessment, planning, and improvement, government agencies need a framework for



organizational assessment that speaks to their unique needs. This book provides those who manage or work in government with an understanding of and a methodology for assessment.