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Author:   George Barnett Johnston
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Weight:   0.706kg
ISBN:  

9781350126862

ISBN 10:   1350126861
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   23 January 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Figures Preface Introduction 1. Seeing Double: Histories of Architectural of Practice 1. Owners and Builders, Their Umpires and Agents a. Fifty Years Ago b. The Uniform Contract 2. Mr. Day's Handbook 3. The Wisdom of Tom Thumtack 4. Another Kind of Architects' Handbook 2. The Architect's Office 1. Pictures at an Exhibition 2. Rockwell Kent 3. Squires & Wynkoop 4. Ewing & Chappell 5. The Architects' Building 3. Architect and Owner 1. A Collection of Practices 2. Various Forms of Architectural Service 3. The Selection of an Architect a. By Direct Selection b. By Competition 4. Fees, Contracts, and Consultants a. Fees - A Reductio Ad Absurdum b. Agreement Between Owner and Architect c. Employment of Engineers and Other Consulting Specialists 5. The Architect-Owner Relationship a. The Architect's Status b. The Owner's Duties 4. Architects and Builders 1. Card Games and Boxing Matches 2. General Contractors 3. Architect as Owner's Agent 4. Builders Organize a. William Sayward b. A Critical Analysis c. Arbitration versus Arbitrariness 5. A New Standard of Care 5. Tools, Technology, Practice a. Drawings and Specs b. Supervision and Superintendence c. Shop Drawings d. Change Orders e. The Quantity System 2. New Tools of Practice a. BIM and IPD b. Architectural Practice, Artificial Intelligence 3. A Conversion Bibliography Index

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Through a scholarly yet imaginative weaving of architectural practice's history inn the United States at a critical junction in time, Assembling the Architect sets original grounds for a broader theory of the profession, where socio-technical reflection becomes a true compass for informed action. * Paolo Tombesi, the University of Melbourne, Australia * For all those who wish the profession of architecture was highly valued by and broadly accessible to a wide range of publics, Johnston reminds us that these goals are not new and have been poorly served by the well-meaning attempts to protect the integrity of the profession in the past. By tracing the evolution of the instruments of services, model law and ethical debates of the past, we see how architects have protected increasingly limited zones of influence. Seeking more equitable, integrated and data-enabled future practices, we would do well to heed the lessons of the past. * Renee Cheng, University of Washington, USA *

Johnston’s study of architectural practice stands apart from other histories of the profession because it emphasizes the business of architecture as a determinant of the profession ... The strength of Johnston’s study is in how it frames architectural practice as a series of relationships that support and challenge one another. * Arris * Through a scholarly yet imaginative weaving of architectural practice’s history inn the United States at a critical junction in time, Assembling the Architect sets original grounds for a broader theory of the profession, where socio-technical reflection becomes a true compass for informed action. * Paolo Tombesi, the University of Melbourne, Australia * For all those who wish the profession of architecture was highly valued by and broadly accessible to a wide range of publics, Johnston reminds us that these goals are not new and have been poorly served by the well-meaning attempts to protect the integrity of the profession in the past. By tracing the evolution of the instruments of services, model law and ethical debates of the past, we see how architects have protected increasingly limited zones of influence. Seeking more equitable, integrated and data-enabled future practices, we would do well to heed the lessons of the past. * Renee Cheng, University of Washington, USA * Johnston's detailed and colourful vignettes are a rigorous work of reconstruction ... The ease with which the text glides from one protagonist to another provides a rewarding reading experience ... His book provides a portal into the world of American architects a century ago. * Architectural Histories *

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George Barnett Johnston is Professor of Architecture at Georgia Institute of Technology and principal of Johnston+Dumais [architects].

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