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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456625703321

Autore

Liebing Ralph W. <1935->

Titolo

Construction of architecture [[electronic resource] ] : from design to built / / Ralph W. Liebing

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley, c2008

ISBN

1-118-17452-6

1-283-25620-7

9786613256201

1-118-17489-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (314 p.)

Disciplina

690

Soggetti

Building

Construction contracts

Architectural contracts

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction and context -- Project inception and determination -- Resolution and design -- Selection, incorporation, and documentation -- The documents and code compliance -- Bidding, award, and contract -- Constructing, erecting, and installing -- Refinement and enhancement -- Completion and occupancy -- Post Occupancy.

Sommario/riassunto

Buildings don't just appear. While the aesthetics and theory of architecture have their glamour, architecture would not exist without the hands-on, nuts-and-bolts process of construction. Construction of Architecture gives architects, contractors, managers, trade workers, and anyone else involved in a building project a thorough overview of the process of taking or converting a fine design concept from a paper exercise to a finished, full-sized, occupiable and usable building. In an easy-to-read, conversational style, Ralph Liebing distills the often-complex procedures in the construc