Architectural judgment.

Main entry:

Collins, Peter, 1920-1981.

Title & Author:

Architectural judgment.

Publication:

Montreal, McGill-Queen's University Press, 1971.

Description:

3-220 pages, 24 plates illustrations, plans 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Part I. The analysis of professional judgement: -- 1. Judgement as an evolutionary process -- 2. Judgement as a rational process -- 3. The environmental context of judgement -- 4. The political context of judgement -- 5. The procedural context of judgement -- 6. The context of precedent -- Part II. The synthesis of professional judgement: -- 7. The value of scientific criteria -- 8. The value of artistic criteria -- 9. Professional criteria of judgement -- 10. The laws of architecture -- 11. Affinities between architectural and legal judgement -- 12. The ideals of judgement -- Appendix: Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc. v. New York Tax Commission.

Summary:

Proposes using the intellectual techniques evolved by the legal profession to make architectural decisions.

ISBN:

0571094589
9780571094585
0773501142
9780773501140

Subject:

Judgment.
Architecture Prise de décision.
Jugement.

Form/genre:

Judgment.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 101964
Call No.: ID:85-B15847
Status: Available

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