Building Systems : Design Technology and Society (Hardcover)

Prologue  Introduction:  Systems, Technics, and Society Kiel Moe & Ryan E. Smith  Part 1 Building Systems  1. Construction History: Between Technological and Cultural History Antoine Picon 2. How the Introduction of Iron in Construction changed and Developed Thought Patterns in Design Tom F. Peters 3. Retrofitting and Redacting Masonry Engineering Philippe Block 4. Building Systems/Building Territories: Industrialized Housing Delivery and the Role of the Architect Ivan Rupnik Part 2 Building Economies 5. "Architecture or Revolution": Taylorism, Technocracy, and Social Change Mary McLeod 6. Glass and Light: The Influence of Interior Illumination on the "Chicago School" Tom Leslie 7. Obsolescence: Notes Towards a History Daniel Abramson 8. Risky Business, Fishy Forms Ellen Grimes Part 3 Building Ecologies 9. Household Conditioning (if you are cold, put on a sweater) William Braham 10. A House within a House Hillary Sample  11. Architectural Production and Sociotechnical Codes: A Theoretical Framework Steven Moore & Barbara B. Wilson Annotated Bibliography