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"This extraordinary collection is destined to become a key text that marks where the real force is in architectural discourse today. One by one, the assumptions that organize the production and reception of architecture are transformed in a breathtaking display of creative rigor. By gathering together these writers and designers, Francesca Hughes forces the field to face its future." -- Mark Wigley, Associate Professor of Architecture, Princeton University "The Architect: Reconstructing Her Practice brings an elegant and personal vision to a wide range of ideas about a most critical subject." -- Richard Rogers, Richard Rogers Architects Limited

At a moment when the architectural profession is beginning to shift from its traditionally male domination, The Architect: Reconstructing Her Practice examines how the introduction of women to the main body of architecture might bring about a reconstruction of the orders that pervade architectural production and consumption. In a collection of autobiographical essays in which practice is both the site and the vehicle for change, twelve American and European architects reflect on the nature of critical practice and its relation to architecture. The contributors were chosen not only for the distinguished quality of their work, but also for the range of architectural practices they collectively encompass -- from the intersection of theory and philosophy to the intersection of building process and industry. Together, they present a compelling and provocative critique of architectural culture. All show a willingness to transgress the various mediums and territories of architecture, to recover and reopen certain discussions lost in the architectural discourse they have inherited. The Architect: Reconstructing Her Practice argues that women architects -- insiders by their education and their adoption by and of certain professional institutions, and outsiders by their difference, their gender-related experience -- are ideally placed to critique the body of architecture and to challenge certain accepted aspects of our built and unbuilt environment. Furthermore, it is the woman architect's ability to be simultaneously marginal and mainstream that provides a unique opportunity for the critical reconstruction of architectural practice. The essays: Gender Changes: Changes Gender · Francesca Hughes Battle Lines: E.1027 · Beatriz Colomina Rear Window · Martine de Maeseneer Aside · Françoise Hélène Jourda Bad Press · Elizabeth Diller A Practice of One's Own: The Critical Copy and Translation of Space · Dagmar Richter Diversion · Nasrine Seraji-Bozorgzad Losing it in Arch_it_ecture: Object Lament · Catherine Ingraham Invisible Lines · Christine Hawley Projects/Recollections · Merrill Elam The Return of (the Repressed) Nature · Diana Agrest A Cold View · Margret Hardardottir Nature Morte · Jennifer Bloomer ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Mississippi Business Journal, published by Venture Publications on May 26, 2003. The length of the article is 1013 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Plans in works for Town of Lost Rabbit on the Reservoir. (Focus Real Estate).
Author: Elizabeth Kirkland
Publication: Mississippi Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 26, 2003
Publisher: Venture Publications
Volume: 25Issue: 21Page: S21(1)

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This book presents the results of a study of the profound changes which have occurred in architectural practice over the last twenty years and addresses the key aspects of the profession's response to change.


It deals with changes in the building industry, changes in the role of the profession and the debate over design philosophies, showing how these turbulent circumstances have affected the growth and development of individual practices and the careers and methods of work of individual architects.It shows the impact of change on the design of particular projects and discusses the relationships between the architectural profession and its clients and collaborators.Practices studied in detail are: Roger Mears, Roger Stephenson, Ahrends Burton and Koralek, DEGW, Building Design Partnership, Hampshire County Council. Pentagon.Projects analysed include: Templeton College, Halifax Building Society and Docklands Light Railway Stations.A wealth of new information can be found in the results of a questionnaire survey, covering the views of a statistically significant cross-section of partners in architectural firms.Some of these observations are brought together in the context of specific projects, drawn from the work of the case study firms.Through this analysis of recent experience, the authors seek to establish a framework for understanding future changes.

Major in-depth study into architectural practice
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This digital document is an article from San Diego Business Journal, published by CBJ, L.P. on January 27, 2003. The length of the article is 474 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Construction Journal. (Special Report: Commercial Real Estate).(list of various projects)
Publication: San Diego Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 27, 2003
Publisher: CBJ, L.P.
Volume: 24Issue: 4Page: 17(1)

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This digital document is an article from ColoradoBiz, published by Wiesner Publications, Inc. on November 1, 2002. The length of the article is 377 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Diversity softens downturn. (rschwab@cobizmag.com).
Author: Robert Schwab
Publication: ColoradoBiz (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2002
Publisher: Wiesner Publications, Inc.
Volume: 29Issue: 11Page: 9(1)

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This digital document is an article from Mississippi Business Journal, published by Venture Publications on June 2, 2003. The length of the article is 680 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Six-year-old Duvall Decker still going strong. (Focus Architects & Engineers).
Author: Elizabeth Kirkland
Publication: Mississippi Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 2, 2003
Publisher: Venture Publications
Volume: 25Issue: 22Page: 31(1)

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The concept of value in projects is a key issue for everyone involved in the construction industry. Building in Value brings together many experts in the field to outline the wide range of tools, techniques and procedures that can and should be used to make the building procurement phase as efficient as possible. The authors go on to discuss how to ensure that future problems in the design and construction of the buildings are anticipated at the start and to minimise the liklihood of future hiccups. Integrating strategic, financial and construction management techniques, this book provides an essential guide for construction professionals.

*Offers a practical approach to cost-effectiveness.
*Provides an introduction to a set of widely applicable decision making tools.
*Discusses startegic, financial and construction management techniques. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Utah Business, published by American Diversified Publishing Company, Inc. on December 1, 2002. The length of the article is 1048 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Designing the future. (Business Trends: Architecture & Engineering).
Author: Heather L. King
Publication: Utah Business (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2002
Publisher: American Diversified Publishing Company, Inc.
Volume: 16Issue: 12Page: 50(3)

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A veteran human resources manager and consultant shares his firsthand experience to show human resources professionals in the design field how to attract, develop and retain the best people. Demonstrates how the nature of the design profession lends itself to special strengths and weaknesses in the human resources management area. Shows managers how to break out of traditional American styles of management and into the participative management style in which design professionals thrive. They'll also learn how to define their firm's mission, determine strategy, agree on common goals plus many other techniques that will contribute not only to their human resources management goals but also to their corporation's goals as a whole. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Hawaii Business, published by Hawaii Business Publishing Co. on December 1, 2003. The length of the article is 724 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The Minister of architecture: for Francis Oda, leading the state's largest architecture and planning firm and tending to his 90-person congregation are all part of the same ministry.(in focus)
Author: David K. Choo
Publication: Hawaii Business (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2003
Publisher: Hawaii Business Publishing Co.
Volume: 49Issue: 6Page: 19(1)

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This digital document is an article from Club Management, published by Finan Publishing Company, Inc. on December 1, 2002. The length of the article is 562 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Winners circle: consultants and supply resources from this year's showcase winners.(Illustration)
Publication: Club Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2002
Publisher: Finan Publishing Company, Inc.
Volume: 81Issue: 6Page: 94(1)

Article Type: Illustration

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This digital document is an article from Detroiter, published by Detroit Regional Chamber on August 1, 2002. The length of the article is 1053 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Do you measure up? How to determine if you're delivering quality service to your customers?(Quality)(measuring quality through customer feedback)
Author: Mike Scott
Publication: Detroiter (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2002
Publisher: Detroit Regional Chamber
Volume: 24Issue: 8Page: 19(3)

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In this age of ever-increasing environmental awareness, the issue of sustainability is set to become the dominant factor in architectural design. At a time when, like most professions, architectural practice is increasingly governed by legal guidelines and requirements, competing policy demands require architects to aim for economic, social and environmental sustainability whilst also trying to effect social progress. Sustaining Architecture in the Anti-Machine Age asks whether these two ambitions can be reconciled.

Featuring contributions from architects, journalists, academics and legal consultants, the book takes a balanced look at the subject, giving the full range of sometimes opposing views. Examining all the key issues, it considers why the industrial development of town and country is considered unsustainable rather than socially imperative, and whether the aim of raising the level, standard and performance of arhcitectural production conflicts with the promotion of sustainability.

Over the last decade the profession and practice of architecture has changed rapidly. Sir Michael Latham's 'Constructing the team' and Sir John Egan's 'Rethinking Construction' attempted to turn the building industry from labour-intensive trade contracting the capital intensity of manufacturing. Paul Hyett, the current president of the Royal Institue of british architects, has a mandate to establish an environmental duty of care. Sustaining Architecture in the Anti-Machine Age considers what these initiatives mean for architects. ... Read more