The structure of things to come: New movements in the architectural profession

If [the architect] will build up a closely co-operating team together with the engineer, the scientist and the builder, then design, construction and economy may again become an entity---a fusion of art, science and business. - Walter Gropius, Scope of Total Architecture Regrettably, the building-design industry Gropius imagined never came about. Buildings, specialization, professionalism, project delivery and contracts, as they developed over the century, all seemed to conspire against such a reality; but the industry has not come to the point the team and entity Gropius wrote about are impossible. This thesis is an analysis of the building-design industry today, its development and by applying certain business theories on merges and acquisitions projecting a building-design industry where Gropius' team and entity exist in mega building services firms.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Architecture

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Architecture

Grantor

Rice University

Year dc:date.issued

2006

Author dc:creator

• Olsen, Robert M., Jr

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Cannady, William T.

• Architecture

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17905

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repository.rice.edu:1911/17905