Designing architecture [electronic resource] : the elements of process / Andrew Pressman

Author:: Pressman, Andy
Additional Titles:: Elements of process
Published:: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2012.
Physical Description:: 1 online resource (205 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).

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Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction to the design process -- Sidebar 1.1 What is good design? -- Process elements and iterative loops -- Creativity and epiphany -- Design attitude -- Architectural concepts -- Design process as research -- Notes -- 2.Influences and inspiration -- Clients, stakeholders, and the program -- Site and context -- Sidebar 2.1 Site inventory checklist -- Environmentally sensitive design -- Sidebar 2.2 Building performance strategies -- Precedents and historical perspectives -- Construction technology and materials -- Budgets -- Codes, ordinances, and regulations -- Notes -- 3.Doing design -- Seeking dialogue and criticism -- Sidebar 3.1 Tips for doing design -- Sidebar 3.2 Common mistakes in the design process -- Tools: Drawings, physical models, and digital media -- Sidebar 3.3 Conceptual design and sustainability on the computer -- Synthesizing program and site issues -- Organizing elements -- Aesthetic and formal qualities -- Building systems integration and collaboration -- Preliminary design presentations -- Sidebar 3.4 Tips for presentations -- Charrettes and competitions -- Notes -- 4.Case studies -- New England residence -- Global Heritage Hall -- Autodesk A/E/C Division Headquarters.

Subject(s):

Architectural design

ISBN:

9780203122174 (electronic bk.)
1136331301 (electronic bk.)

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Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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