MANAGING THE BUILDING DESIGN PROCESS 2ND EDITION

摘要

The purpose of the book is to, "Summarise the elements of building design and explain the building designer's relationships with other members of the design and construction teams as ideas are developed into proposals which are capable of being built and which satisfy the needs of the building's users." This book clearly meets its intended purpose in its 367 pages. The format of the book is easy to follow. It is clearly presented in 16 Chapters in 3 Sections. Section 1, The Basics, covers an introduction to the basics of design, the roles and essential skills of the members of the design and construction teams, and the legal constraints governing the creation of new buildings, aiming to explain what design might mean and what designers are trying to achieve.