Design management for architects / Stephen Emmitt.
Material type: TextPublisher: Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., c2007Description: xi, 332 pISBN:- 9781405131476 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 1405131470 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 720.68 22
- NA2750 .E46 2007
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Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 720.68 EMM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A374426B |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Creative design management -- Pt. 1. Managing creative projects -- 2. The project context -- 3. The system architecture -- 4. Exploring client values -- 5. Developing the design -- 6. Detailing the design -- 7. Realising the design -- 8. Learning from projects and products -- Pt. 2. Managing creative organisations -- 9. The business of architecture -- 10. Managing creative people -- 11. Managing the design studio -- 12. Communication and knowledge-sharing -- 13. Information management -- 14. Financial management -- 15. Attracting and retaining clients -- App. 1. Typical complaints and their avoidance -- App. 2. Guidance for new design managers.
"This guide helps architects improve their management skills by addressing the relationship between the management of the design project and the design office. The author demonstrates how a professionally managed project, conceived and delivered within a professionally managed office ensures that client values are translated into construction without loss of creativity."--BOOK JACKET.
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