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"’It is generally understood that the diversity of players in programming, designing and constructing buildings can be, well, huge. In confluence all directly contribute to the final product. Yet their roles and interactions, especially during the critical design process, are universally ignored in historical post mortems: that must change. Professor Herbert’s and Architect Donchin’s thoughtfully prepared and carefully crafted and documented study of The Collaborators will without doubt effect positively the nature, the very structure of future architecture histories. The book is highly recommended.’ Donald Leslie Johnson, University of South Australia, Australia ’Collaboration is the crucial element in the design process from antiquity to the present. This study explores its role in a global market by examining five different projects in five different parts of the world. Today, the complexity of structural systems depends on the interaction among architects, engineers and program directors, backed by an enormous cadre of related workers. This book constitutes an important reminder to professionals and amateurs of the necessity for continuous dialogue and cooperation in the building arts.’ Naomi Miller, Boston University, USA ’""Do I have some good stories for you!"" While reading The Collaborators I found myself mentally swapping war tales with Gil Herbert (my first studio critic) and Mark Donchin. This joy of recognition will be shared by all architects who find their own experience dissected on its pages, and by many clients. Yet our accounts cannot be as insightful or enlightening as the careful analyses and theoretical formulations of the authors. Clients and architects could see this book as a flagship for ""Project Psychology and Management,"" a course that each feels the other should take. And both would be right.' Denise Scott Brown, Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates"

'It is generally understood that the diversity of players in programming, designing and constructing buildings can be, well, huge. In confluence all directly contribute to the final product. Yet their roles and interactions, especially during the critical design process, are universally ignored in historical post mortems: that must change. Professor Herbert's and Architect Donchin's thoughtfully prepared and carefully crafted and documented study of The Collaborators will without doubt effect positively the nature, the very structure of future architecture histories. The book is highly recommended.' Donald Leslie Johnson, University of South Australia, Australia 'Collaboration is the crucial element in the design process from antiquity to the present. This study explores its role in a global market by examining five different projects in five different parts of the world. Today, the complexity of structural systems depends on the interaction among architects, engineers and program directors, backed by an enormous cadre of related workers. This book constitutes an important reminder to professionals and amateurs of the necessity for continuous dialogue and cooperation in the building arts.' Naomi Miller, Boston University, USA ' Do I have some good stories for you! While reading The Collaborators I found myself mentally swapping war tales with Gil Herbert (my first studio critic) and Mark Donchin. This joy of recognition will be shared by all architects who find their own experience dissected on its pages, and by many clients. Yet our accounts cannot be as insightful or enlightening as the careful analyses and theoretical formulations of the authors. Clients and architects could see this book as a flagship for Project Psychology and Management, a course that each feels the other should take. And both would be right.' Denise Scott Brown, Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates

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Herbert, Gilbert; Donchin, Mark

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