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The Crs Team And The Business Of Archite
. Ed(S): King, Jonathan; Langdon, Philip; King, Jonathan
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Hardback. This work examines CRS, a world leader in modern architectural practice, and explores the ways architects of the mid-20th century developed methods that allowed professionals to analyze projects systematically rather than relying on the traditional combination of information and intuition. Editor(s): King, Jonathan; Langdon, Philip; King, Jonathan. Series: Kenneth E. Montague Series in Oil and Business History. Num Pages: 384 pages, 47 photographs, 4 line drawings, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMC; KJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 753.
Since the end of the Second World War, few firms have influenced the practice of architecture as much as Caudill Rowlett Scott, or CRS. From its establishment in the 1940s as a three-man operation above a grocery store in College Station, Texas, CRS evolved into a world leader in programming, construction management, school design, and other dimensions of modern architectural practice. By the 1970s, CRS was a master at organizing complicated architectural undertakings and had earned a global reputation for sharing its insights with practitioners worldwide. This book about CRS will fill an important gap in architectural history. It explores ... Read more
Since the end of the Second World War, few firms have influenced the practice of architecture as much as Caudill Rowlett Scott, or CRS. From its establishment in the 1940s as a three-man operation above a grocery store in College Station, Texas, CRS evolved into a world leader in programming, construction management, school design, and other dimensions of modern architectural practice. By the 1970s, CRS was a master at organizing complicated architectural undertakings and had earned a global reputation for sharing its insights with practitioners worldwide. This book about CRS will fill an important gap in architectural history. It explores ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Series
Kenneth E. Montague Series in Oil and Business History
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
College Station, United States
ISBN
9781585442065
SKU
V9781585442065
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About . Ed(S): King, Jonathan; Langdon, Philip; King, Jonathan
The late JONATHAN KING, an honorary member of the AIA and professor emeritus of architecture at the University of Michigan, was a partner and officer at CRS in the 1970s and a director of CRS's construction management subsidiary. PHILIP LANGDON is a New Haven, Connecticut_based freelance writer on architecture, urban planning, and related subjects. He has written for many national ... Read more
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