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ItemGlobality, Locality, and Freedom in the India of SatellierScriver, P ; TOMBESI, P ; DAVE, B ; GARDINER, B (Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand (SAHANZ), 2007)
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ItemTourist Sirens or Technological Beacons? On the Innovation Function of Large Public BuildingsTOMBESI, P (Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), 2005)
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ItemOn the cultural separation of design laborTOMBESI, P ; Deamer, P ; Bernstein, P (Princeton Architectural Press, 2009)
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ItemTowards a more "robust" technology? Capacity building in post-tsunami Sri LankaPathiraja, M ; Tombesi, P ; Amaratunga, D (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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ItemNo Preview AvailableVessels of expression and flows of innovation: On the connection between toilets and architectureTombesi, P ; Martel, A (BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, 2005-11)
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ItemOut of what? Locating the underpinnings of theoryTombesi, P (TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2008)
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ItemAgencies of central design intelligenceTombesi, P (BLACKWELL PUBLISHING INC, 2004-11)
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ItemUnderstanding qualitative drivers in distance collaboration for architectural servicesGardiner, B ; Tombesi, P ; Dave, B ; Scriver, P ; Ali, A ; Brebbia, CA (WIT PRESS, 2006)
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ItemProject Costs and Industrial Benefits: Analysing the Technological Function of the Sydney Opera HouseTOMBESI, P (Technical University of Denmark, 2005)
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ItemEvaluating the Industrial Potential of Digital Outsourcing in Architecture: Methodological Challenges and ChoicesTOMBESI, P ; DAVE, B ; GARDINER, BM ; SCRIVER, P (Technical University of Denmark, 2005)