Why is construction so backward by James Woudhuysen and Ian Abley
Why is construction so backward
By James Woudhuysen, Ian Abley
Construction is vital both to Gross Domestic Product and to today's politics. Prime Minister Tony Blair himself chairs a cabinet committee on the Thames Gateway development, to the east of London. Housing has proved a big factor in Chancellor Gordon Browns worries about the Euro. But the construction sector is one of the worlds weakest in innovation. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescotts target of just 4000 homes to be made through prefabrication shows how building remains a 19th century affair, not a 21st century one.
Drawing on the latest technologies that have emerged both inside and outside the sector, Why is construction so backward? forms a detailed, practical alternative to the conventional wisdom in building design and urban planning. It is a powerful call for reform, and a sharp polemic against architecture as social engineering and environmentalist dogma.
- Contains a foreword by Martin Pawley
- Includes contributions from such high profile figures as Stefan Muthesius and Miles Glendinning
Pages: 336 ISBN: ‎ 9780470852897/ 0470852895
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| Description | Why is construction so backward By James Woudhuysen, Ian Abley Construction is vital both to Gross Domestic Product and to today's politics. Prime Minister Tony Blair himself chairs a cabinet committee on the Thames Gateway development, to the east of London. Housing has proved a big factor in Chancellor Gordon Browns worries about the Euro. But the construction sector is one of the worlds weakest in innovation. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescotts target of just 4000 homes to be made through prefabrication shows how building remains a 19th century affair, not a 21st century one. Drawing on the latest technologies that have emerged both inside and outside the sector, Why is construction so backward? forms a detailed, practical alternative to the conventional wisdom in building design and urban planning. It is a powerful call for reform, and a sharp polemic against architecture as social engineering and environmentalist dogma.
Pages: 336 ISBN: ‎ 9780470852897/ 0470852895 |
