1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996213953203316

Titolo

Architectures [[electronic resource] ] : modernism and after / / edited by Andrew Ballantyne

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2004

ISBN

1-281-31124-3

9786611311247

0-470-70487-X

0-470-77422-3

0-470-77734-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Collana

New interventions in art history ; ; 3

Altri autori (Persone)

BallantyneAndrew

Disciplina

724.5

724/.5

Soggetti

Architecture, Modern - 19th century

Architecture, Modern - 20th century

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 (p. [227]-239) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: architectures in the plural / Andrew Ballantyne -- An avant-garde academy / Simon Sadler -- Aalto and the tutelary goddesses / Sarah Menin -- Becoming-skyscraper: Ayn Rand's architect / Gerard Loughlin -- Steps toward a sustainable architecture / Brenda and Robert Vale -- Gordon Matta-Clark's building dissections / Stephen Walker -- Territoriality and identity at RAF / Menwith Hill, David Wood -- Domestic space transformed, 1850-2000 / Elizabeth Cromley -- English townscape as cultural and symbolic capital / Andrew Law.

Sommario/riassunto

Architectures: Modernism and After surveys the history of the building from the advent of industrialization to the cultural imperatives of the present moment. Brings together international art and architectural historians to consider a range of topics that have influenced the shape, profile, and aesthetics of the built environment. Presents crucial ""moments"" in the history of the field when the architecture of the past is made to respond to new and changing cultural circumstances.



Provides a view of architectural history as a part of a continuing dialog

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910554873303321

Autore

Czap Michael F.

Titolo

Lean architecture : excellence in project delivery / / Michael F. Czap, Gregory T. Buchanan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , [2021]

2021

ISBN

1-119-68696-2

1-119-68694-6

1-119-68695-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (349 pages) : illustrations

Classificazione

525.1

524

724/.7

724.68

Disciplina

720.68

Soggetti

Organizational effectiveness

Architectural practice - Management

Lean management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

A profession ripe for change -- Process management explained -- The design firm's problem -- Lean architecture -- Learning from Detroit : influences from lean manufacturing -- Lean management for architects -- Stragetic areas -- Streamlining documentation -- Rethinking your firm -- Role of technology -- More than an initiative.

Sommario/riassunto

"An architectural methodology based around Lean principles, this book challenges architects to examine how they practice by better understanding their goals and by viewing and producing their work differently. Lean Architecture: Excellence in Project Delivery is a lean implementation guide for design firm leadership, project managers, and architecture professionals. This guide to the building blocks of



Lean for design firms outlines important metrics and time-tested implementation strategies for firms of all sizes, presents relatable examples highlighting successful Lean application and describes how to avoid common obstacles in introducing and integrating Lean practice across a design firm"--