A Systems Approach to the Practice of Architecture. BSIC/EFL Newsletter.

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Title: A Systems Approach to the Practice of Architecture. BSIC/EFL Newsletter.
Authors: Building Systems Information Clearinghouse, Menlo Park, CA.
Availability: BSIC/EFL, 3000 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 15
Publication Date: 1973
Report Number: BSIC-Vol-5-No-3
Descriptors: Architects, Architecture, Bids, Building Plans, Building Systems, Check Lists, Construction Costs, Construction Management, Critical Path Method, Elementary Schools, Energy Conservation, High Schools, Middle Schools, Modular Building Design, Performance Specifications, School Construction, Systems Approach, Universities
Abstract: The main article in this newsletter concerns the adoption by an architectural firm of elements of a systems approach as a means of providing school buildings responsive spatially and environmentally to educational change, and how these activities were later instrumental in facilitating entry by the architectural firm into the construction management field. The pros and cons of construction management and building systems for client, contractors, and architect are cited. Included are photographs, building plans, and specifications of four schools completed or in progress. (Author/MLF)
Journal Code: RIEJUN1974
Entry Date: 1974
Accession Number: ED087085
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The main article in this newsletter concerns the adoption by an architectural firm of elements of a systems approach as a means of providing school buildings responsive spatially and environmentally to educational change, and how these activities were later instrumental in facilitating entry by the architectural firm into the construction management field. The pros and cons of construction management and building systems for client, contractors, and architect are cited. Included are photographs, building plans, and specifications of four schools completed or in progress. (Author/MLF)