Imrie / Street Architectural Design and Regulation

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4443-9313-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten, E-Book

From the earliest periods of architecture and building,architects' actions have been conditioned by rules,regulations, standards, and governance practices. These range fromsocio-cultural and religious codes seeking to influence the formalstructure of settlement patterns, to prescriptive buildingregulations specifying detailed elements of design in relation tothe safety of building structures. In Architectural Design andRegulation the authors argue that the rule and regulatory basis ofarchitecture is part of a broader field of socio-institutional andpolitical interventions in the design and development process thatserve to delimit, and define, the scope of the activities ofarchitects.
The book explores how the practices of architects are embeddedin complex systems of rules and regulations. The authors developthe understanding that the rules and regulations of building formand performance ought not to be counterpoised as external tocreative processes and practices, but as integral to the creationof well-designed places. The contribution of Architectural Designand Regulation is to show that far from the rule and regulatorybasis of architecture undermining the capacities of architects todesign, they are the basis for new and challenging activities thatopen up possibilities for reinventing the actions ofarchitects.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Imrie, Rob

Street, Emma

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Illustrations.
Tables.
The Authors.
Foreword.
Preface.
Illustration Credits.
PART I THE CONTEXT OF REGULATION.
1 Regulation, Rule, and Architecture: Introductory Comments.
1.1 Introduction.
1.2 The autonomy of architecture and the design process.
1.3 The study of regulation and the practices of architects.
1.4 Conclusions.
2 The Rule and Regulation of Building Form and Performance.
2.1 Introduction.
2.2 Early settlement and the codification of designpractice.
2.3 Spatial codes and the regularisation of design anddevelopment.
2.4 Hygienic spaces and the efficiency of design.
2.5 From the regulatory society to the regulatory state.
2.6 Conclusions.
3 Urban Design and the Rise of the (De)Regulatory Society.
3.1 Introduction.
3.2 Self-activation and the (re-)regulation of designactivities.
3.3 Regulating design: an evaluation of leading assumptions.
3.4 Conclusions.
PART II THE PRACTICES OF REGULATION.
4 Learning about Regulation.
4.1 Introduction.
4.2 Discipline, education, and the creation of thearchitect-subject.
4.3 Pedagogy and the acculturation of architects: evidence fromthe field.
4.4 Conclusions: towards relational pedagogies.
Case Study A: Rethinking Education: Evidence from a FocusGroup.
5 Working with Regulation.
5.1 Introduction.
5.2 Systems of control and the management of the designprocess.
5.3 The interrelationships between regulations and the practicesof architects.
5.4 Conclusions.
Case Study B: Straw-Bale Building in the USA: Negotiating theCodes.
6 Risk and the Regulation of the Design Process.
6.1 Introduction.
6.2 Building form, performance and the regulation of risk.
6.3 Risk, regulation, and architecture: some evidence from theUK.
6.4 Conclusions.
Case Study C: Regulating the Design Process: a RiskyBusiness?
PART III THE SCOPE OF REGULATION.
7 The Role of Project Actors in Influencing Design.
7.1 Introduction.
7.2 Redefining roles in the UK design and constructionindustry.
7.3 Contemporary project teams and the rise of the newprofessional.
7.4 Responding to change: architects' experiences of achanging profession.
7.5 Conclusions.
Case Study D: Traces of Regulation: the School of Sport,Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University.
8 The Coding of Design and Architecture.
8.1 Introduction.
8.2 Modernity, urbanism and the revival of urban character.
8.3 The influence of design coding on the practices ofarchitects.
8.4 Conclusions.
Case Study E: The Use of Design Codes in Two English Towns.
9 Regulation and the Practices of Architects: ConcludingThoughts.
Endnotes.
Appendix: Research Design and Methods.
References.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Rob Imrie is Professor of Geography at King's CollegeLondon. He is author and co-author of five books, and has writtenwidely in international journals on issues ranging from urbanpolicy and regeneration to disability and the built environment.His background is in geography, sociology, and planning studies andhe has a doctorate in industrial sociology.
Emma Street has recently completed a doctorate in urban geographyat King's College London. Her background is in geography, andshe has a masters' degree in public policy. Her researchinterests include, urban planning and politics, the role of theprivate sector in place-shaping, and architecture and the builtenvironment.