Managing the Building Design Process
- 2nd Edition - May 16, 2006
- Latest edition
- Author: Gavin Tunstall
- Language: English
Managing the Building Design Process explains the designer’s role in the creation of new buildings from the development of the plan through to completion. One key case study is… Read more
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Description
Description
Managing the Building Design Process explains the designer’s role in the creation of new buildings from the development of the plan through to completion. One key case study is used throughout the book so that the reader can clearly follow the process leading to the creation of a new building.
This new edition expands on the first edition including sections on CAD and sustainability; incorporating updates to legislation and adding new illustrations as well as discussion points and useful references at the end of every chapter.
Gavin Tunstall is an architect and a lecturer in the School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment at Nottingham Trent University, UK.
This new edition expands on the first edition including sections on CAD and sustainability; incorporating updates to legislation and adding new illustrations as well as discussion points and useful references at the end of every chapter.
Gavin Tunstall is an architect and a lecturer in the School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment at Nottingham Trent University, UK.
Key features
Key features
* Takes the reader through each process in the designer's role, from inception and planning through to the design and pre-contract administration
* New edition covers Computer Aided Draughting and current issues such as sustainability, the needs of special groups and Construction Design and Management Legislation
* Essential reading for students studying architecture, architectural technology, building and construction management
* New edition covers Computer Aided Draughting and current issues such as sustainability, the needs of special groups and Construction Design and Management Legislation
* Essential reading for students studying architecture, architectural technology, building and construction management
Readership
Readership
Undergraduate students on Architectural Technology, Architecture and Construction & Design Management courses.
Design Managers, Architectural Technologists and Architects
Design Managers, Architectural Technologists and Architects
Table of contents
Table of contents
About the book
Design and the designers
Communication
Permissions and approvals
Inception
Design planning
The design brief
How buildings are used
Design and construction constraints
The design: Aesthetics
Construction Information
Pre-Contract Administration
Construction Supervision
Completion
Feedback
Conclusion
Design and the designers
Communication
Permissions and approvals
Inception
Design planning
The design brief
How buildings are used
Design and construction constraints
The design: Aesthetics
Construction Information
Pre-Contract Administration
Construction Supervision
Completion
Feedback
Conclusion
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 2
- Latest edition
- Published: August 30, 2006
- Language: English
About the author
About the author
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Gavin Tunstall
Affiliations and expertise
Architect and Associate Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University, UK