Architecture: professional practice Books

Book SynopsisOne hundred years ago, the Addison Act created the circumstances for the large scale construction of municipal housing in the UK. This would lead to the most prolific phases of housing estate building the country has ever seen. The legacy of this historic period has been tackled for the last twenty-five years as these estates began to suffer from misguided allocation policies, systemic building and fabric failure and financial austerity. A series of estate regeneration programmes sought to rectify the mistakes of the past. Estate Regeneration describes 24 of these regeneration schemes from across the UK and the design philosophy and resident engagement which formed each new community. A number of essays from a wide range of industry experts amplify the learning experience from some key estate regeneration initiatives and provide observations on the broader issues of this sector of the housing market. Regeneration is inevitable; it is a matter of the form whTable of ContentsPart One: PioneeringEssay: The Peckham Partnership - Michael HillBrownfield EstateBow CrossSilwood Estate Tredegar EstatePart Two: PragmaticEssay: Regeneration - Brendan SarsfieldThe City MillsOrchard VillagePackington EstateParkside PlaceThe AmericasPart Three: UtopianEssay: Regeneration, turning threat into opportunity - Paul BridgeLakewoodParkside EstateDevonportOval QuarterLauriestonApple GrovePart Four: EvolutionaryEssay: Housing Regeneration, why is it so difficult? - Peter Bishop Maiden LaneAberfeldy New VillageStockwell Park EstatePark CentralSouth Kilburn EstatePart Five: VisionaryEssay: The Future - Manisha PatelPortobello SquareChobham ManorClapham ParkHigh Path Estate

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Book SynopsisOne hundred years ago, the Addison Act created the circumstances for the large scale construction of municipal housing in the UK. This would lead to the most prolific phases of housing estate building the country has ever seen. The legacy of this historic period has been tackled for the last twenty-five years as these estates began to suffer from misguided allocation policies, systemic building and fabric failure and financial austerity. A series of estate regeneration programmes sought to rectify the mistakes of the past. Estate Regeneration describes 24 of these regeneration schemes from across the UK and the design philosophy and resident engagement which formed each new community. A number of essays from a wide range of industry experts amplify the learning experience from some key estate regeneration initiatives and provide observations on the broader issues of this sector of the housing market. Regeneration is inevitable; it is a matter of the form whTable of ContentsPart One: PioneeringEssay: The Peckham Partnership - Michael HillBrownfield EstateBow CrossSilwood Estate Tredegar EstatePart Two: PragmaticEssay: Regeneration - Brendan SarsfieldThe City MillsOrchard VillagePackington EstateParkside PlaceThe AmericasPart Three: UtopianEssay: Regeneration, turning threat into opportunity - Paul BridgeLakewoodParkside EstateDevonportOval QuarterLauriestonApple GrovePart Four: EvolutionaryEssay: Housing Regeneration, why is it so difficult? - Peter Bishop Maiden LaneAberfeldy New VillageStockwell Park EstatePark CentralSouth Kilburn EstatePart Five: VisionaryEssay: The Future - Manisha PatelPortobello SquareChobham ManorClapham ParkHigh Path Estate

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Book SynopsisGrowing Green Infrastructure in Contemporary Asian Cities examines to what extent green infrastructure (GI) is being implemented in East and Southeast Asian cities. The book reflects upon the integration of contemporary approaches to landscape planning alongside traditional forms of green space design and cultural understandings of the landscape in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, and South Korea. Working from a multi-locational perspective, the book illustrates how political, socio-cultural, economic, and ecological factors influence the delivery of GI and the consequences of these decisions. The book provides a set of best practice recommendations for the design, development, and management of greener urban areas. It both explains how GI is being utilised in East and Southeast Asia to address climate change, promote economic prosperity, and support the development of more livable places, and identifies future trends in its use. It is a key resource for any practitioners,

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Book SynopsisThrough the selection of twelve hotel, restaurant and custom home projects located across five different countries, as well as one provocative architectural installation that was commissioned by the Singapore Institute of Architects, this title explores the work of the multi-disciplinary design firms Warner Wong Design and WOW Architects.

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Book SynopsisDrawing on examples of his own instantly recognizable user-friendly modern design, Brad Cloepfil, principal of celebrated firm Allied Works Architecture, demonstrates how to create serene havens for modern living. Allied Works Architecture: Dwelling is dedicated to the renowned firm’s residential works, which are laboratories for experiments in form and building craft informing the firm’s growing portfolio of large-scale projects around the globe. Guided by principles of craft and innovation, Allied Works creates designs that resonate with their specificity of place and purpose. Using a research-based approach, Allied Works distills the elemental principles that drive each of their projects and transforms these into material, shape, and structure. This book presents new and recent innovative spaces for living, either in breathtaking rustic settings or the urban centers of the Pacific Northwest and New York City. Here is a portrait of the mos

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Book SynopsisOnce Upon a China is an unconventional architectural story of great beauty, empathy, honour and sadness. The chapters are ingenious reimaginations of Dream of the Red Mansion', Journey to the West ', The Water Margin', and Romance of the Three Kingdoms', and are conceived as specific themes of Chinese identity: domesticity, consumerism, democracy and adaptability. These four seminal pre-modern fictions contain diverse voices and philosophical perspectives on history as well as satires that have defined past developments of Chinese societies, politics and the built environment. Comics is an unorthodox but extraordinary medium for architectural speculations. The eccentric characteristics of comic-inspired drawings in this book enrich the processes of conception and conceptualisation of design their fragmented yet sequential nature proves versatile in the imagination of spatial experiences, enabling the complex stories of place, brief and building to materialise. At thTable of ContentsPreface. 1. Domesticity. Dream of the Green Chamber. 2. Consumerism. Journey to the North West. 3. Democracy. The Margin of Water. 4. Adaptability. Romance of All Kingdoms. Project + Reproduction Credits. Index.

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Book SynopsisOnce Upon a China is an unconventional architectural story of great beauty, empathy, honour and sadness. The chapters are ingenious reimaginations of Dream of the Red Mansion', Journey to the West ', The Water Margin', and Romance of the Three Kingdoms', and are conceived as specific themes of Chinese identity: domesticity, consumerism, democracy and adaptability. These four seminal pre-modern fictions contain diverse voices and philosophical perspectives on history as well as satires that have defined past developments of Chinese societies, politics and the built environment. Comics is an unorthodox but extraordinary medium for architectural speculations. The eccentric characteristics of comic-inspired drawings in this book enrich the processes of conception and conceptualisation of design their fragmented yet sequential nature proves versatile in the imagination of spatial experiences, enabling the complex stories of place, brief and building to materialise. At thTable of ContentsPreface. 1. Domesticity. Dream of the Green Chamber. 2. Consumerism. Journey to the North West. 3. Democracy. The Margin of Water. 4. Adaptability. Romance of All Kingdoms. Project + Reproduction Credits. Index.

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Book SynopsisA successful design practice requires principals and staff who are creative, technically proficient, and financially savvy. Designing Profits focuses on the last componentthe one that is so elusive for many architects, engineers, and construction professionalsthe business aspects of practice.Not an ordinary book on practice issues or finance, Designing Profits explains the application of design thinking to guide wise business decisions. It is indeed possible to be as creative in establishing and operating a practice as in designing and constructing a building. The book offers comprehensive guidance and objective tools for design professionals to reap financial rewards from their practices, and to discover innovative strategies to become entrepreneurial and implement creative practice models.An extended case study is woven throughout the book. Witness the trials and tribulations of Michelangelo & Brunelleschi Architects as they engage problemTrade ReviewDesigning Profits is a must read for all leaders and managers of Architecture/Engineering/Construction consulting firms. It will be my go-to book for our annual strategic planning preparation. —Mark R. Koblos, President and CEO, KTA Group, Inc.The demands of a viable practice require that design professionals embrace the business management tools and develop the financial judgment that are presented so compellingly in Designing Profits. —Thomas M. Gallas, CEO, CPA, LEED AP BD+C, Torti Gallas + Partners, Inc.Table of ContentsForeword Preface Acknowledgements 1. Brief Overview: Formulating Wise Business Decisions 2. Meet the Firm: Model for Analysis 3. Accounting: Creating Reliable Inputs and Outputs 4. Data Application: Refining Analytics and Controlling Costs 5. Growth and its Constraints: Making Wise Choices 6. Strategic Financial Planning: Setting and Reaching Profit Targets 7. Rethinking Practice: Tactical Innovations for Financial Prosperity and Professional Satisfaction 8. Progress Notes: Wrapping Up and Moving Forward Index

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