Overview
Effective program even the most sophisticated facilities. Here's the easy to gather, organize, and assess any client's building use data—so you can effectively design everything from office towers to health and educational facilities. Loaded with checklists, forms, and questionnaires that help you determine room size, use and function requirements, staff and employee projections, permit fees, and much more. Architectural Programming, by Robert R. Kumlin, will help you: select and organize the programming team; compile architectural data; choose and utilize common area measurement systems, including AIA, ANSI, and NRC; determine and communicate the priorities of the project in guiding and evaulating the design process; overcome conflicting interests and achieve a creative program consensus; much more.
Synopsis
Effective program even the most sophisticated facilities. Here's the easy to gather, organize, and assess any client's building use data—so you can effectively design everything from office towers to health and educational facilities. Loaded with checklists, forms, and questionnaires that help you determine room size, use and function requirements, staff and employee projections, permit fees, and much more. Architectural Programming, by Robert R. Kumlin, will help you: select and organize the programming team; compile architectural data; choose and utilize common area measurement systems, including AIA, ANSI, and NRC; determine and communicate the priorities of the project in guiding and evaulating the design process; overcome conflicting interests and achieve a creative program consensus; much more.
Booknews
Architect and consultant Kumlin focuses on the process of gathering, organizing, and evaluating a client's building-use information. The guide covers the program team; programming strategy; the program document; tools and techniques of information gathering; programming theory; program cost evaluation; and language of area. Five appendices provide practical checklists, a workbook, and forms. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)