Ethical Architect The Dilemma of Contemporary Practice

Name: Ethical Architect The Dilemma of Contemporary Practice
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ISBN: 9781568982854

ISBN-10: 1568982852

ISBN-13: 9781568982854

Edition: 2001

Authors: Tom Spector

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Many believe that the moral mission of architecture has been in serious decline for the last 25 years. In this important new book, Tom Spector points out the dilemmas of architectural practice and offers a theoretical and practical basis for an examination and transformation of the quandaries the profession now faces. What makes a good building or a good architect? Are there limits to an architect's ethical or legal responsibilities in a building process where architecture plays an increasingly smaller role? Is preservation a moral imperative? What happens when building codes and ethical responsibilities are in conflict? In The Ethical Architect, Spector investigates the moral underpinnings…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Publication date: 6/1/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English