Regulation and the Practices of Architects: Concluding Thoughts

Imrie, Rob (author) / Street, Emma (author)

Architectural Design and Regulation ; 275-284

2011-02-11

10 pages

9781444393156 , 9781405179669

https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444393156.ch9

Article/Chapter (Book)

Electronic Resource

English

Lawson (1980) saying, building type ‐ and outcomes, ‘mechanising effect on individual thinking’, lessening of artistic and creative actions in architecture , transformation in labour process, and architecture and development ‐ requiring investigation , Vermilya's evaluation of American building legislation, 1930s ‐ ‘convincing evidence of magnitude of effects of building ordinances’ , (re)assertion of Palladian conception of architecture ‐ pursuit of beauty and truth through form production , National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) ‐ sponsoring bills in different states, outlawing the national code on sprinkler systems , transcendence, between architecture and building ‐ in practice , Case Study E, use of design codes ‐ in two English towns , context‐specific or situated nature of regulatory processes ‐ opening possibilities, scope for design activities and outcomes , architects, and regulation and practices , architects' work routines, around managing systems ‐ demands of legal regulation relating to building form and performance