For hundreds of years the proportion of women in construction occupations has remained at
levels so low that-except in times of acute manpower shortages-parity with men seems to …

This book develops new and innovative methods for understanding the cultural significance
of places such as the World Heritage listed Sydney Opera House. By connecting …

The architectural discourse in Indonesia generally focuses on traditional architecture that
represents specific regional icons, the synthesis of traditional architecture with European …

Abstract Chapter 7 of the Pearce Report (2003) elaborates succinctly on the role that
technical progress should fulfil within a construction sector committed to the sustainable …

Advances in computation, both regarding its treatment and technology, have stimulated the
design and implementation of an ever-growing number of computer-aided design (CAD) …

The product of architecture is not only buildings and spaces. Architecture is also the
development of new knowledge, organizations and techniques–all matters of technology–or …

The opening of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao in 1997 heralded the beginning of an
era in world architecture defined by iconic buildings underpinned by mediatic exposure and …

Good architectural lighting strives for much more than functional illumination. Such lighting
aspires to a seamless integration with the building; light provides an extension of a …

The opening of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao in 1997 heralded the beginning of an
era in world architecture defined by iconic buildings underpinned by mediatic exposure and …

Abstract At the 2006 CIB W96 Conference in Lyngby (Denmark), a method for articulating
the value of particular buildings to the whole construction industry was presented using the …