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Assembling the Architect by Johnston, George Barnett; is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Assembling the Architect about?

Cover 1 Contents 6 List of Figures 8 Preface 17 Introduction 22 1 Seeing Double: Histories of Architectural Practice 28 Owners and builders, their umpires and agents 29 Mr. Day’s handbook 41 The wisdom of Tom Thumtack 47 Another kind of architects’ handbook 54 2 The Architect’s Office 56 Pictures at an exhibition 63 Rockwell Kent 70 Squires & Wynkoop 72 Ewing & Chappell 88 The Architects’ Building 92 3 Architect and Owner 114 A collection of practices 115 Various forms of architectural service 117 The selection of an architect 126 Fees, contracts, and consultants 136 The architect–owner relationship 153 4 Architects and Builders 166 Card games and boxing matches 167 General contractors 172 Architect as owner’s agent 176 Builders organize 182 A new standard of care 198 5 Tools, Technology, Practice 202 Tools of architectural practice 203 New tools of practice 220 A conversion 235 Notes 240 Bibliography 291 Index 313

Author

Johnston, George Barnett;

Language

EN