Communication in the design process

The Design and Construction industry is in a state of attempted change. Improvement is a key word for employer, consultant and contractor. Real steps forward are slow, and most damning is the continuous repetition of the same mistakes. Communication in the Design Process considers the gap that can e...

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Hlavní autor:	Brown, Stephen A.
Médium:	E-kniha
Jazyk:	angličtina
Vydáno:	Oxford Routledge 2001 Taylor and Francis CRC Press LLC Taylor & Francis Spon Press
Vydání:	1
Témata:	Architects and patrons Architectural practice Building Project Management Communication in architectural design Management Professional Practice contractor National Contractor Retail Respondents UK Architect Construction Industry Board UK Operation UK Building Build Procurement Route briefing 1995a Practice Solution gap Common Language Quantity Surveyors Strategic Facility Management Computer File Formats barrett RIBA Plan Alternative Procurement Strategies Briefing Process Highest Output Cost team UK Driver UK Retailer Build Contractors EU Reform National House Building Council IIP performance management build Short Term Financial Planning Cad Format Egan Concept facility
ISBN:	1138460729, 0419257500, 9781138460720, 9780419257509
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Cover -- Communication in the design process -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- The context -- The subject-breadth and depth -- Basis of the 1998 study -- Organisation of the text -- 2 What problem? -- What problem? Scale and criticality -- The issues and extent of the problem -- Quality -- 3 The process of briefing -- Current responses -- Briefing -- Briefing-reality of practice in 1998 -- 4 Hurdles and barriers -- Hurdles -- Language and perception -- The players -- The role of facility management -- User participation -- Summary -- 5 Sources of failure-results of the 1998 study -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Levels of failure between expectation and realisation -- The nature of failures -- Resourcing and information -- Teams -- Concluding themes -- 6 Perceptions of current practice -- Introduction -- The views of everyday practice -- Concluding issues -- Case studies -- Post-Latham -- 7 Alternatives or hot air? -- Introduction -- Prime contracting -- Performance indicators -- Model project pact -- Private Financial Initiative -- Benchmarking -- Design and Build -- Partnering -- Standardisation -- Information technology -- Resourcing -- Conclusion-alternatives or hot air? -- 8 Strategies for the future -- Introduction -- Knowledge management -- The briefing process -- The roles of consultants and employers -- The role of facility management -- The FM brief -- Future strategies -- Concluding thoughts -- References -- Index