Exploring function, purpose and needs

Article Abstract:

A series of lectures entitled 'Functionalism: What was it? What is it? What could it be? was held in early 1993. The speakers included academics, practising architects, historians and an engineer. The series drew a clear distinction between the functional and Functionalism with further distinctions between positivism and qualativism being made by organiser, Peter Blundell Jones. The series ended with a debate on the present role of Functionalism that concluded the concept was still valid and valuable.

Analysis, Functionalism (Architecture)

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Building for ethnic needs

Article Abstract:

Over 750 million pounds sterling of the Housing Corporation's (HC) budget will be spent on ethnic minority housing associations by 1996. Some house will be refurbished although most will be new-build. However reserverations about the project include the poor record of some housing associations in employing non-white architects.

Housing, Minorities

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Compressing needs

Article Abstract:

Architects can benefit from data storage and retrieval systems helping them to become more effective. Problems arise when the system is not suitable for the needs of the office or the staff cannot use the system properly.

Usage, Innovations, Architectural firms, Architectural services, Information storage and retrieval systems

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