Architecture, Building and Planning - Research Publications
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ItemThe Formation of Building Industry Samples through the Analysis of Individual Projects: Two Australian Examples(The University of Melbourne, 2010)
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ItemTowards a more "robust" technology? Capacity building in post-tsunami Sri Lanka(EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LIMITED, 2009)Purpose In fast urbanizing economies such as Sri Lanka, the construction industry tends to fragment into almost separate spheres of production with little or no reciprocal connection in training, know‐how and career development paths, and consequent limitations in internal knowledge dissemination and technology transfer. This type of industrial compartmentalization is detrimental to the social acquisition of skills, and restricts the operational frameworks of given technologies, especially in low‐cost sectors. Against this backdrop, this paper sets out to speculate on how design can act as an engine of social and economic growth for those involved in its production. Design/methodology/approach Based on government statistics and building output analysis, the paper argues that architects can build labour policy‐making into the design of their buildings, provided that such an agenda is developed strategically, by examining the industrial base of the region, and by defining a design and technological vocabulary that feeds off the analysis of place‐specific conditions, limitations, and ambitions. Findings The integration of technological development and broad socio‐economic growth can be facilitated by “open” (or “incremental”) industrial design strategies aimed at connecting construction markets rather than keeping them separate. To this end, it is posited that technological contamination and compromise can help the labour force to increase its own skills progressively. Research/limitations implications In practical terms, this objective translates in the definition of building implementation techniques that can adapt to the level of complexity required and the level of expenditure possible without penalizing the expected performance of the building – i.e. they must be inherently “robust” as opposed to precise and therefore more “sensitive”. Originality/value The paper is the first result of a thesis‐in‐progress that, on the basis of a technical review carried out on a small sample of ideal‐type projects in Sri Lanka, is considering ways to create and link labour development opportunities through architectural design.
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ItemProject Costs and Industrial Benefits: Analysing the Technological Function of the Sydney Opera House(Technical University of Denmark, 2005)
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ItemEvaluating the Industrial Potential of Digital Outsourcing in Architecture: Methodological Challenges and Choices(Technical University of Denmark, 2005)
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ItemPlus ça change: an empirical evaluation of the ‘appalto integrato’ procedure(Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane, 2006)