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Getting There by Design: An architect's guide to project and design management [Paperback]

Kenneth Allinson AADipl RIBA MAPM (Author)
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0750626232 978-0750626231 March 3, 1998
There was military project management. There was construction project management. Then there was business project management, a tool described as 'the wave of the future'. Where are architects in all this, professionals whose work has always been project-driven?




There is design management in engineering, product design, graphics, packaging, management theory and even in politics. Construction consultants talk about managing design. When are architects going to become committed to managing design?

Getting There by Design adopts an architect's view to design and project management. It sets out the fundamental principles and shows how they are applied, dealing with these two topics as one indivisible subject.

'Getting There by Design' demonstrates how to:
- make project efforts goal-oriented
- set up a planning and monitoring basis to architectural projects
- put the architect's fee calculus on a rationale basis
- diagnose your firm's practice culture
- develop successful teams

Put your practice onto a more effective basis.

Ken Allinson is an architect in private practice and principal of 'Architectural Dialogue'. He also teaches design studio and lectures on design and project management. He was formerly an associate at DEGW London and the Terry Farrell Partnership. He has practice experience in Europe, the USA and Japan and is the author of 'The Wild Card of Design' (1993).

A clear guide that helps you make project efforts goal-orientated
Learn how to set up a planning and monitoring basis to architectural projects
Be able to diagnose your firm's practice culture and develop successful teams


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'It helps architects plan ahead for the kind of management wanted for particular designs.'
RIBA Journal

'Management for architects is not likely to be presented in a more easily assimilated or relevant form.'
The Architects journal

'An excellent text on design management suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying AEC courses. Contains many thought-provoking insights into the design process and managment theory.'
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There is design management in engineering, product design, graphics, packaging, management theory, and even in politics. Construction consultants talk about managing design. When are architects going to become committed to managing design? Getting There by Design adopts an architect's view to design and project management. It sets out the fundamental principles and shows how they are applied, dealing with these two topics as one indivisible subject.

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  • Paperback: 144 pages
  • Publisher: Architectural Press (March 3, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0750626232
  • ISBN-13: 978-0750626231
  • Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 8 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,436,926 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A valuable informative book for Architects, February 10, 2010
This review is from: Getting There by Design: An architect's guide to project and design management (Paperback)
Indeed it is a wonderful book for its informative topics. The book consists of 5 parts, starting with the "project context", then "decision and techniques", "managing costs and fees", "cultures as action systems" and a concluding section. Book organized very well to exemplify the project situations. I greatly advise the book for architects/architectural students.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good PM book for creative types, January 5, 2001
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Allinson covers the bases on project management from the perspective of the creative side of the brain. This isn't a "create a WBS following these rules and get an M&M" style book. You will have to think to use the information but it is well worth while. If you are a creative type working in a project managed environment, this is a very good book. The references and his descriptions are very useful.
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There are two, principal aspects to most project management theory: considerations almost entirely deriving from planning issues and usually quantifiable or measurable ('hard' considerations), and factors almost entirely focused upon people issues ('soft' issues). Read the first page
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volume response curves, managerial overhead, fee window, project management theory, complexity slope, executive project manager, relational architecture, deductive ideal, organisational architecture, situational control, procurement route, scheme approval, art paradigm, classical contracts, complexity curve, fee scale, cost targeting, scheme design, design agenda, project content, response slope
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Stage Two, Edwards Deming, Work Breakdown Structure, Blue Book, Frederick Taylor, Henry Ford, Peter Drucker, Charles Lindblom, Frederick Herzberg, General Electric, Henry Mintzberg, Karl Popper, Stage One, Donald Schon, Henry Gantt, Jurgen Habermas, Sir Norman Foster
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