The concept of value in projects is a key issue for everyone involved in the construction industry. Building in Value brings together many experts in the field to outline the wide range of tools; techniques and procedures that can and should be used to make the building procurement phase as efficient as possible. The authors go on to discuss how to ensure that future problems in the design and construction of the buildings are anticipated at the start and to minimise the liklihood of future hiccups. Integrating strategic; financial and construction management techniques; this book provides an essential guide for construction professionals.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. An Era of Creativity and FreedomBy Dr. Debra Jan BibelFilling in some gaps and overturning some complacent ideas and misconceptions; this collection of essays broadens the appreciation of art and life during the cultural upheaval of the decade of the mid 1960s to mid 1970s. The condensation of "sex; drugs; and rock-and-roll" misses the greater change in cognitive and environmental awareness and in artistic freedom; such that willfully altered lifestyles themselves are now viewed as holistic artforms. Music; too; is art; but that subject has been already well covered and its history and effect are readily accessible; thus it is not included in the book; although the neo-Art Nouveau and psychedelic concert posters are the subject of the concluding chapter. Instead the respective authors of this edited retrospective focus on both pioneers and representatives who epitomize the era. As expected; the quality of the essays vary with author; but the editors accomplished a comparative evenness in tone and scholarship. The book encompasses architectural philosophy; the elevation of craft; rural and urbane art communes; art within the rise of the Black Panther and La Raza movements; gay liberation; and the anti-Vietnam War movement. We read about how dance and landscape design interacted with the Halprins; how clothing design was part of the daily life of the outrageous troupe the Cockettes; and that nature photographer Ansel Adams and Esalen Institute are linked through spiritual development. We learn about experimental film and video collectives and the development of light shows that became part of rock concerts. Of course; there is mention of Buddhism; of the artistic and poetic effects of LSD and other entheogens; and of the WholeEarth Catalogue and rise of Environmentalism. The reader will soon appreciate the excitement and creativity of the era. While particular experiments were short-lived; most movements developed and blossomed into mainstream life. How many now senior scientists; computer and internet geeks; environmental engineers; cinematographers and multi-media artists began their informal investigations in the crucible of the counterculture? The editors desired to provide evidence that art history is not only what New York museums and East Coast academics of the formal avant-garde determined. The roots of todays art may also be found in this book.6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Its about Time the Counterculture Came into View!By Xan HartI cant say how enthusiastic I am about this treatise. For an academic book; its a really great read. If you were there; you WILL remember it! The art that is so hard to define has been hard because it was like the forest and the trees - during those times we were too close to it. What Counterculture artistic expression really does is redefine art itself! It makes it a living; breathing; changing thing; a lifestyle; a conjunction of colliding influences into an explosion of creative freedom across interest areas and disciplines; pulling together our lives into a rich tapestry that finally made sense. Even the not-making-sense fit! And "West of Center" gets those excited little synapses firing again.Of course; Im biased. I was there. I was one of the moving creators from; Id say; 1963 on. One aspect of my work is mentioned in some detail in the Handmade Genders section by Julia Bryan-Wilson; while the larger part of it is intermingled in the very informative and well-presented "Introduction ... Consciousness and Encounters at the Edge of Art" by editors Auther and Lerner.Inspired by this book and my own frustration with the misunderstanding of those times; I am beginning work on a blog which will connect those times to these; heavily dependent on imagery and stories. This will probably be located sometime by July; 2012 in a website for Native Funk Flash; which is being put together as a student project in Seattle; not at my suggestion. Turns out young people are finally interested in what really happened!--Alexandra (Jacopetti) Hart