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Problem seeking: An architectural programming primer

By: Pena, william M.
Contributor(s): Parshall, Steven A.
Publisher: New Delhi John Wiley & Sons 2012Edition: 1st Ed.Description: 274 Pages | Binding - Paperback |.ISBN: 978-1-118-08414-4.Subject(s): OVERVIEW; PROCESS; CONSIDERATIONS; INFORMATION; PARTICIPATION; STEPS | ARCHITECTURE GENERAL (AR-GEN)DDC classification: 720.28 Summary: Now in a fully updated new edition, this work presents the leading guide to architectural programming, giving the design practitioner a clear procedure when programming a building of any scale. The book is updated to incorporate new information related to BIM, integrated practice, and sustainable design, as well information on how designers can incorporate the latest technological tools when programming. From the Back Cover The classic programming guide for architects and clients¿¿ fully updated and revised Architectural programming is a team effort that requires close cooperation between architects and their clients. Problem Seeking, Fifth Edition lays out a five–step procedure that teams can follow when programming any building or series of buildings, from a small house to a hospital complex. This simple yet comprehensive process encompasses the entire range of factors that influence the design of buildings. This Fifth Edition of the only programming guide appropriate for both architect and client features new information related to BIM, integrated practice, and sustainable design when programming. Supplemented with more than 120 illustrations and diagrams updated for this edition, this indispensable resource provides revised technical information and faster, easier access to explanations, examples, and tools, including: Guidance on incorporating the latest technological tools when programming A primer on discounted cash flow analysis and net present value analysis Project statement examples organized by project phase and building type Useful techniques for data management, functional relationship analysis, and more About the Author William M. Peña, FAIA, a retired partner of Caudill Rowlett Scott, is often referred to as the "father" of architectural programming, having spent more than fifty years developing, refining, and explaining the programming process. Steven A. Parshall, FAIA, is a Senior Vice President of HOK, Inc. and Director of Programing.He has been lead programmer on more than 250 major international building projects
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Now in a fully updated new edition, this work presents the leading guide to architectural programming, giving the design practitioner a clear procedure when programming a building of any scale. The book is updated to incorporate new information related to BIM, integrated practice, and sustainable design, as well information on how designers can incorporate the latest technological tools when programming.

From the Back Cover
The classic programming guide for architects and clients¿¿ fully updated and revised
Architectural programming is a team effort that requires close cooperation between architects and their clients. Problem Seeking, Fifth Edition lays out a five–step procedure that teams can follow when programming any building or series of buildings, from a small house to a hospital complex. This simple yet comprehensive process encompasses the entire range of factors that influence the design of buildings.

This Fifth Edition of the only programming guide appropriate for both architect and client features new information related to BIM, integrated practice, and sustainable design when programming. Supplemented with more than 120 illustrations and diagrams updated for this edition, this indispensable resource provides revised technical information and faster, easier access to explanations, examples, and tools, including:

Guidance on incorporating the latest technological tools when programming

A primer on discounted cash flow analysis and net present value analysis

Project statement examples organized by project phase and building type

Useful techniques for data management, functional relationship analysis, and more

About the Author
William M. Peña, FAIA, a retired partner of Caudill Rowlett Scott, is often referred to as the "father" of architectural programming, having spent more than fifty years developing, refining, and explaining the programming process.
Steven A. Parshall, FAIA, is a Senior Vice President of HOK, Inc. and Director of Programing.He has been lead programmer on more than 250 major international building projects

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