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MacPherson, S J, Kelly, J E and Webb, R S (1993) How designs develop: insights from case studies in building engineering services. Construction Management and Economics, 11(06), 475-85.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: case study; design detail; design development; grounded theory
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446199300000053
  • Abstract:

    This study investigates the ’typical’ form of design description for heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems in buildings at a point in the design development corresponding to the feasibility stage of the Royal Institute of British Architects’ plan of work. Eight case studies yielded rich qualitative data on the form of design description and the process by which those design evolved. It was found that the designs developed with a fragmentary attention to detail, and did not conform to the top-down approach to design management implied by the plan of work or other prescriptive models of design. Nevertheless, patterns which emerged from the data imply that the design process behind this is not entirely idiosyncratic and unstructured, but points to a strategic approach in the use of detail which was shared by the designers. An empirical model of this strategic process, grounded in the data from the study (a ’grounded theory’ model), is developed and the implications for builders of more general models of the design management process are discussed.

Miskawi, Z (1993) A numerical analysis method for computing schedule and resource forecasting for industrial projects. Construction Management and Economics, 11(06), 411-20.

Namo, F and Fellows, R F (1993) The role of advertising in marketing civil/structural engineering consultancy firms. Construction Management and Economics, 11(06), 431-41.

O'Brien, M J and Al-Soufi, A (1993) Electronic data interchange and the structure of the UK construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 11(06), 443-53.

Rowlinson, S M, Ho, T K K and Po-Hung, Y (1993) Leadership style of construction managers in Hong Kong. Construction Management and Economics, 11(06), 455-65.

Shash, A A and Abdul-Hadi, N H (1993) The effect of contractor size on mark-up size decision in Saudi Arabia. Construction Management and Economics, 11(06), 421-9.

Winch, G and Schneider, E (1993) The strategic management of architectural practice. Construction Management and Economics, 11(06), 467-73.