Assembling The Architect
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Assembling the Architect
List of Figures Preface Introduction -- 1. Seeing Double: Histories of Architectural of Practice 1Owners and Builders, Their Umpires and Agents aFifty Years Ago bThe Uniform Contract 2Mr. Day's Handbook 3The Wisdom of Tom Thumtack -- 4. Another Kind of Architects' Handbook -- 2. The Architect's Office -- 1. Pictures at an Exhibition -- 2. Rockwell Kent -- 3. Squires & Wynkoop -- 4. Ewing & Chappell -- 5. The Architects' Building -- 3. Architect and Owner -- 1. A Collection of Practices -- 2. Various Forms of Architectural Service 3. The Selection of an Architect -- a. By Direct Selection -- b. By Competition -- 4. Fees, Contracts, and Consultants -- a. "Fees - A Reductio Ad Absurdum' -- b. Agreement Between Owner and Architect cEmployment of Engineers and Other Consulting Specialists -- 5. The Architect-Owner Relationship aThe Architect's Status -- b. The Owner's Duties -- 4. Architects and Builders 1Card Games and Boxing Matches -- 2. General Contractors -- 3. Architect as Owner's Agent -- 4. Builders Organize aWilliam Sayward -- b. A "Critical Analysis" -- c. Arbitration versus Arbitrariness -- 5. A New Standard of Care -- 5. Tools, Technology, Practice -- a. Drawings and Specs -- b. Supervision and Superintendence -- c. Shop Drawings -- d. Change Orders -- e. The Quantity System -- 2. New Tools of Practice -- a. BIM and IPD -- b. Architectural Practice, Artificial Intelligence -- 3. A Conversion -- Bibliography -- Index.
Assembling the Architect
Author: George Barnett Johnston
language: en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date: 2020-01-23
Assembling the Architect explores the origins and history of architectural practice. It unravels the competing interests that historically have structured the field and cultivates a deeper understanding of the contemporary profession. Focusing on the period 1870 to 1920 when the foundations were being laid for the U.S. architectural profession that we recognize today, this study traces the formation and standardization of the fundamental relationships among architects, owners, and builders, as codified in the American Institute of Architects' very first Handbook of Architectural Practice. It reveals how these archetypal roles have always been fluid, each successfully redefining their own agency with respect to the others in the constantly-shifting political economy of building. Far from being a purely historical study, the book also sheds light on today's digitally-enabled profession. Contemporary architectural tools and disciplinary ideals continue to be shaped by the same fundamental tensions, and emergent modes of practice such as BIM (Building Information Modelling) and IPD (Integrated Project Delivery) represent the realization of programs and agendas that have been over a century in play. Essential reading for professional practice courses as a contextual and historical companion to the Handbook, Assembling the Architect provides a critical perspective of the profession that is fundamental to understanding current architectural practice.
Digital Workflows in Architecture
The logics of digital processes in architecture have begun to structure the way that architects design, the way that builders build, and the way that industry is reorganizing. The process of architectural design has become a complex workflow. At the core of the shift toward more expansive forms of digital production within the design and construction industry is the integration of communication through digital networks. The goal is to develop a continuous, easily accessible and parametrically adaptable body of information that coordinates the process from design through a building’s lifecycle. Organized around the key fields of Designing Design, Designing Assembly and Designing Industry, this book is a reference work on digital technologies as key factors in architectural design, fabrication and workflow organization. It presents essays and case studies from some of the leading voices on the topic.