Kanoglu, A and Arditi, D (2001) A computer-based information system for architectural design offices. Construction Innovation, 1(1), pp. 15-29. ISSN 1471-4175
Abstract
Obtaining, handling and distributing information among participants in the building design process has become more difficult with increasing project complexity. In individual areas such as scheduling, estimating and drafting, it is possible to have access to computerized tools but it is clear that there is a gap in architects' offices regarding the integration of these tools into a unified system. Architects work closely with engineers, clients, suppliers, and public authorities. Managing the information flow among these participants may not be much of a problem in small offices. But the larger architectural offices face serious management-related problems in the design process because of the lack of an efficient information system. This paper presents a computer-based information system called ASAP that was developed to respond to the stated problem of large architectural offices. The conceptual framework as well as a description of the prototype are presented in this paper.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | architectural office; information systems; information technology; office automation; relational database; software development |
| Index terms: | project complexity, architect, design process, information technology, drafting, automation, face, engineer, scheduling, estimating, relational database, conceptual framework, software development, public authority, information flow, building design, integration, information system, architectural design, prototype |
| Subjects: | software systems, design practice, architectural design, information systems, computing systems, administrative law, theoretical framing, modelling and simulation, data management, operations research, organizational theory, design methods, automation and robotics, psychology, profession, financial and cost management, technical documentation, organizational analysis |
| Topics: | Organizational Design, Roles and Professions, Digital Applications, Engineering Principles, Research Practice, Design Practice, Cost Management, Time Control, Legal Issues, Project Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCA |
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