Improving the design quality of federal buildings / Committee on Improving the Design Quality of Federal Buildings, Building Research Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Improving the Design Quality of Federal Buildings.

Contributor:

Wright, Clifton D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public buildings--United States--Architectural design.

Public buildings.

Architecture--United States.

Architecture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (59 p.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1989.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

""IMPROVING THE DESIGN QUALITY OF FEDERAL BUILDINGS""; ""Copyright""; ""PREFACE""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""Contents""; ""1 INTRODUCTION ""; ""2 ISSUES OF QUALITY OF DESIGN IN FEDERAL BUILDINGS ""; ""THE SCALE AND CONSEQUENCE OF DESIGN ACTIVITY IN FEDERAL BUILDINGS""; ""DESIGN QUALITY AND THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PROCESS""; ""CHALLENGES IN ACHIEVING QUALITY OF DESIGN IN FEDERAL BUILDINGS""; ""A WORKSHOP ON QUALITY OF DESIGN""; ""3 A WORKSHOP ON OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVING QUALITY OF DESIGN ""; ""PRE-DESIGN PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING""; ""ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SELECTION""

""PARTICIPATION IN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION""""DESIGN EVALUATION""; ""BUILDING APPROVAL AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT""; ""4 ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF FEDERAL BUILDING DESIGN ""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AGENCY ACTION""; ""Pre-design Planning and Programming""; ""Architect/Engineer Selection""; ""Participation in Design and Construction""; ""Design Evaluation""; ""Building Approval and General Management""; ""CONGRESSIONAL ACTION AND CENTRALIZED ADVOCACY FOR DESIGN""; ""Historic Perspective""; ""Current Alternative Models""; ""Participation in Design""

""Post-Design Evaluation""""General Management of Design""; ""IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF DESIGN""; ""REFERENCES""; ""APPENDIX A FEDERAL AGENCIES THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF GOVERNMENT FACILITIES""; ""APPENDIX B NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL BUILDING RESEARCH BOARD ""; ""WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS""; ""Committee Members""; ""Speakers""; ""Invited Participants""; ""Federal Construction Council Liaison Members""; ""Public Facilities Council Liaison Members""; ""Staff""; ""APPENDIX C NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL BUILDING RESEARCH BOARD ""

""APPENDIX D BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS ""

Notes:

Committee chairman: Clifton D. Wright.

Includes bibliography : p. 31.

ISBN:

9786610186310

9781280186318

1280186313

9780309564564

0309564565