The Theory of Architecture: Concepts, Themes & PracticesThis jargon-free guide to design and architecture theory helps professionals engage in the discourse of where and what architecture is, and has been. |
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Page 120
... Client and the Patron The position of an architect towards his client is not that of a mere executor of the ideas , fancies , and whims of the latter . He is also an adviser ; and the talent he possesses should never be prostituted to ...
... Client and the Patron The position of an architect towards his client is not that of a mere executor of the ideas , fancies , and whims of the latter . He is also an adviser ; and the talent he possesses should never be prostituted to ...
Page 121
... client relationship , in which the client is the customer of the architect , whereas it was several hundred years ago , and in certain respects still is , the other way around . The architect today is the ' listener ' and is ' on call ...
... client relationship , in which the client is the customer of the architect , whereas it was several hundred years ago , and in certain respects still is , the other way around . The architect today is the ' listener ' and is ' on call ...
Page 123
... clients are more than willing to go through .... It rarely is the case that a client is truly bad " ( Diamonstein 1985 : 193 ) . Not even " bad , " let alone " truly bad , " could be used to describe the relationship between an ...
... clients are more than willing to go through .... It rarely is the case that a client is truly bad " ( Diamonstein 1985 : 193 ) . Not even " bad , " let alone " truly bad , " could be used to describe the relationship between an ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Chapter 1 | 25 |
B Social Aspects of Theory | 50 |
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