Architectural Technology – Research & Practice

NOTE EDITORE

This seminal text on applied research in architectural technology will enlighten, inform and challenge readers. Its aim is to promote research in architectural technology and it brings together a number of different themes with the thread as the importance of research in developing the discipline and the profession, both via research-led practice and applied academic research. The book will make an important contribution to the architectural technology knowledge domain, and help to underpin the architectural technology profession. Contributors address how political, economic, social, environmental and technological issues influence architectural technology - acting as drivers for the creation of a better knowledge base and higher skills required to practise in a global economy. The focus throughout is on creating and realising sustainable buildings that are constructed economically and function effectively and efficiently within their service life cycle.

SOMMARIO

it gives me great pleasure to support the first ever publication to specifically address the area of research, and in particular its relationship with practice, in the discipline of architectural technologynot only ground breaking because it is the first book of its kind, but also because it provides at long last one of the accepted foundations needed to underpin the emerging academic discipline, namely a recognised research base.CIAT, in supporting this publication, is aware of the need for books such as this to sustain the process of research informed practice, as an aid for both students and those practising within the discipline of architectural technology.Norman Wienand MCIAT, Vice President Education, Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists  Architectural technology is the realisation of architecture through the application of building science, forming the constructive link between the abstract and the physical.Architectural Technology: research and practice demonstrates the importance of research in architectural technology and aims to stimulate further research and debate by enlightening, informing and challenging readers. Chapter authors address the interplay between research and practice in the field of architectural technology, examining the influence of political, economic, social, environmental and technological issues. The focus throughout is on creating sustainable buildings that are constructed economically and function effectively and efficiently within their service life cycle. The books mix of chapters and case studies bring together a number of different themes and provides invaluable insights into the world of research from the perspective of those working within the architectural technology field - practitioners, academics and students. The underlying message is that architectural technology is not just a profession; it is a way of thinking and a way of acting. This is highlighted by contributions from architects and architectural technologists passionate about architectural technology as a field of knowledge. Contributions range from the theoretical and polemic to the pragmatic and applied, further helping to demonstrate the richness of the field.  About the Editor Stephen Emmitt is Professor of Architectural Technology at Loughborough University UK and Visiting Professor of Innovation Sciences at Halmstad University, Sweden and a member of CIATs Research Group.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9781118292068
• Dimensioni: 244 x 16 x 170 mm Ø 639 gr
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pagine Arabe: 266