Building (in) the Future: Recasting Labor in Architecture [NOOK Book]

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There is no denying the transformational role of the computer in the evolution of contemporary architectural practice. But does this techno-determinist account tell the whole story? Are humans becoming irrelevant to the overall development of the built environment?Building (in) the Future confronts these important questions by examining the fundamental human relationships that characterize contemporary design and construction. Thirty-four contributors including designers, engineers, fabricators, contractors, ...
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Overview

There is no denying the transformational role of the computer in the evolution of contemporary architectural practice. But does this techno-determinist account tell the whole story? Are humans becoming irrelevant to the overall development of the built environment?Building (in) the Future confronts these important questions by examining the fundamental human relationships that characterize contemporary design and construction. Thirty-four contributors including designers, engineers, fabricators, contractors, construction managers, planners, and scholars examine how contemporary practices of production are reshaping the design/construction process.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781616890032
  • Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
  • Publication date: 6/10/2010
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • File size: 9 MB

Meet the Author

Phillip Bernstein is Vice-President at Autodesk, Inc., where he leads the Building Solutions Division, and a lecturer on professional practice at the Yale School of Architecture.

Peggy Deamer is a principal in the firm, Deamer Studio, and a professor at the Yale School of Architecture.

Extended essays by Kenneth Frampton, Paolo Tombesi, Howard W. Ashcraft, Jr., Reinhold Martin, and Barry Bergdoll

Brief essays by Kevin Rotheroe, James Carpenter, Branko Kolarevic, Rodd Merchant, John Taylor, Chris Noble, Phil Bernstein, and Kent Larson

Case Studies on recent architectural projects by Sheila Kennedy, Mark Goulthorpe, William Zahner, Klaus Bollinger, Scott Marble, Marc Simmons, Coren Sharples, John Nastasi, Hilary Sample, Joshua Prince-Ramus, Christiano Ceccato, Robert Kelle, Ewa Magnusson, Charlie Lazor, and James Timberlake

And a preface by Robert A.M. Stern, introductory remarks by Andrew Ross, and a postscript by Moshen Mostafavi

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Table of Contents

Foreword Andrew Ross Ross, Andrew 008

Preface Robert A. M. Stern Stern, Robert A. M. 014

Introduction Peggy Deamer Deamer, Peggy 018

Working and Making

Intention, Craft, and Rationality Kenneth Frampton Frampton, Kenneth 028

Imagining Risk Scott Marble Marble, Scott 038

Parametric Profligacy, Radical Economy Mark Goulthorpe Goulthorpe, Mark 044

Valuing Material Comprehension James Carpenter Carpenter, James 060

Between Conception and Production Branko Kolarevic Kolarevic, Branko 066

Exclusive Dexterity Kevin Rotheroe Rotheroe, Kevin 074

Detail Deliberations Peggy Deamer Deamer, Peggy 080

Technology and Labor Coren D. Sharples Sharples, Coren D. 090

Open-Source Living Kent Larson Larson, Kent 100

Collaboration

On the Cultural Separation of Design Labor Paolo Tombesi Tombesi, Paolo 117

Innovation Rates and Network Organization John E.Taylor Taylor, John E. 137

Furthering Collaboration Howard W. Ashcraft Ashcraft, Howard W. 145

Overcoming Embedded Inefficiencies Rodd W. Merchant Merchant, Rodd W. 159

Controlling Intellectual Property Christopher Noble Noble, Christopher 171

Marketing and Positioning Design Phillip G. Bernstein Bernstein, Phillip G. 179

Models for Practice: Past, Present, Future Phillip G. Bernstein Bernstein, Phillip G. 191

Postscript Reinhold Martin Martin, Reinhold 199

Contributors' Biographies / Index / Image Credits 207

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