| Description |
205 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
Contents note continued: 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 |
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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 -- |
| Summary |
Promotes integrative and critical thinking in the preliminary design of buildings to inspire creativity, innovation, and design excellence |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Architectural design.
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| LC no. |
2011016356 |
| ISBN |
0415595150 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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0415595169 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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9780415595155 |
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9780415595162 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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