Flexibility and Design Learning from the School Construction Systems Development (SCSD) Project

This book questions flexibility as a design approach by providing a longitudinal analysis of an innovative architectural experiment called the School Construction Systems Development (SCSD) project. The SCSD pioneered the use of performance specifications to create an open, prefabricated, and integr...

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Main Author: Lee, Joshua D. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London New York Routledge 2019
Series:Routledge Research in Architecture
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