| Description |
xx, 220 p. : ill. (some col.). |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Challenges for designers / Robin Nicholson -- Design as a value generator / Sebastian Macmillan -- Clients and quality / Tony Pollington -- Learning more from what we build / Bill Bordass -- Clients' perspective on the value of good design / Dickon Robinson -- The long-term costs of owning and using buildings / Raymond Evans ... [et al.] -- Measuring value or only cost : the need for new valuation methods / John Rouse -- Measuring and improving functionality and performance / Terry Wyatt -- Design quality in new schools / Richard Feilden -- Assessing benefits in the health sector / Bryan Lawson -- Making special places for health care / Susan Francis -- Adding value through better urban design / Matthew Carmona -- Design quality needs conscious values / Giles Oliver -- Flexibility and adaptability / Adrian Leaman, Bill Bordass -- Managing design and construction / Peter Trebilcock -- Inclusive maps / Sunand Prasad -- Achieving quality in building design by intention / Michael Dickson -- Building indicators of design quality / Jennifer Whyte, David Gann, Ammon Salter -- Housing quality indicators in practice / Paul Wheeler. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Architectural design.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Macmillan, Sebastian.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0415315255 (hb) |
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0415315263 (pb) |
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