American Architect from the Colonial Era to the Present or Managing Service Operations

American Architect from the Colonial Era to the Present

Author: Cecil D Elliott

"This work is a history of the development of architecture as a profession in the United States. Part I covers the beginnings in Colonial times when there were no identifiable professionals. Part II examines the formation of the profession from 1800 to the Civil War. Part III covers the era up to World War I and the strengthening of the profession's status. Part IV brings the history up to the present." Each part discusses the training of architects, standards of practice, general management methods, information sources, minority participation, and other aspects of professional operation, with special attention given to the relationship between the profession's development and the social history of the periods.

Table of Contents:

	Preface	1
	A Note to the Reader	3
Pt. I	Before 1800: Colonial Origins	5
	A Compelling Need for Buildings	6
	Carpenters, Builders, and Gentlemen	9
	Apprenticeship and Education	14
	Colonial Books and Libraries	15
	Westward Colonization	20
Pt. II	1800 to the Civil War: Formation of the Profession	21
	The New Capital	22
	Defining the Profession	24
	The Government as a Client	26
	Matters of Faith	27
	Available Knowledge	29
	Professional Libraries	36
	Arrivals from Europe	38
	The Southern Frontier	41
	A Professional Community	42
	Architects' Fees	45
	Documents and Contracts	48
	State Capitols	51
	Westward Movement	54
Pt. III	The Civil War to World War I: Strengthening the Profession	56
	Immigration	57
	Publications	58
	Learning in Europe	62
	Learning in the United States	70
	The Government's Own Architects	76
	The AIA Revived and Challenged	78
	Women Architects	81
	Registration	82
	Competitions	84
	Unfortunate Political Involvements	90
	Practices and Partnerships	93
	Extending Practices	98
	Drawings and Specifications	100
	Staff	108
	The First African-American Architects	118
	Specialization	119
	Battling the Government	125
Pt. IV	World War I to the Present: Adaptation to Extremes	129
	World War I	129
	The Small House Movement	132
	Estates and Mansions	136
	Women in Architecture	139
	The American Beaux-Arts	140
	Sketch Clubs	145
	Government Relations	147
	African-American Architects	150
	Associated Architects	151
	The Great Depression	153
	World War II	157
	Registration and Reciprocity	158
	New Influences on Practice	161
	Deprofessionalization	164
	The Present	166
	Notes	171
	Bibliography	185
	Index	191

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Managing Service Operations: Design and Implementation

Author: William J Hollins

Guiding readers through each stage in the design and implementation of service operations, this book combines lively examples that are easy to relate to with clearly explained theory.

Readers are introduced to the main differences between managing services to managing products and given a concise induction into the core principles of operations management. The text then maps out each consecutive stage in the life of a service, from the initial business proposal for a new service, through market research practices, to the development and implementation of a service and concludes with the termination and disposal of a service.

Chapters contain pedagogical features that will help students to get the most from the ideas and examples being presented in the book including chapter objectives; short cases; student exercises; chapter summaries; further reading section; and a glossary of key terms.

Managing Service Operations has been written to support advanced undergraduate and graduate students studying Services Operations Management, Operations and Design, and general Operations Management.