Search for dissertations about: "architectural firm"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words architectural firm.

2. 1. Architecture’s Poetic Instrumentality. Developing the Critical, Political, and Ethical Capacities of Architectural Artifacts

   Author : Johan Liekens; Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; dynamics of dissensus; critical architecture; ethical architecture; political architecture; architectural agency; agonistic staging;

   Abstract : The PhD thesis Architecture’s Poetic Instrumentality is rooted in and driven by an enthusiasm of architectural practice—an enthusiasm for conceiving, constructing and deploying architectural artifacts that, as poetic instruments, intend to have an agency within urban environments. The title puts in tension the two notions of instrument and poesis (from the Greek poiesis, referring to a making activity but moreover to an activity of making up , situated here in those encountering architecture). READ MORE

4. 2. CAD adoption in the Swedish architectural industry : IT and the professional service sector

   Author : Gert-Olof Boström; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; professional service; information technology; service quality; competitive advantage; bottomlines; management visions; industry structure; dynamic service quality; CAD; architectural firms; innovation; Arkitektkontor; Informationsteknik; Datorstödd konstruktion; Sverige;

   Abstract : The adoption of information technology (IT) is an intensive and ongoing process in society. All types of firms, but especially service firms, tend to adopt IT. Professional services, a sub-section of the service sector, are heavy users of IT. These firms are special because their business builds on the knowledge of the people in the firm. READ MORE

5. 3. Realtime & Development - modes of knowing design computation in architectural practice

   Author : Frans Magnusson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Design Methodology; Architectural Practice; Design Theory; Action Research; Computational Design; Design Computation; Design Systems; Project Workflow Management;

   Abstract : This thesis examines theoretical, methodological and organisational implications of design computation for architectural practice - from an insider perspective. It also proposes a conceptual model for knowing within this practice, in an approach that interrelates theory and actionable knowledge. READ MORE

6. 4. Paradox As the New Normal : essays on framing, managing and sustaining organizational tensions

   Author : Medhanie Gaim; Nils Wåhlin; Stewart Clegg; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Competing demands; organizational tensions; paradox; paradox theory; architectural firm; företagsekonomi; Business Studies;

   Abstract : Metaphorically, the idiom “you cannot have your cake and eat it too” describes fundamental tensions at the heart of today’s organizations. Engaging tensions may seem implausible or even impossible. However, there exists evidence, given the increasingly complex environment, that both are vital to organizational success. READ MORE

7. 5. When Innovation Is Not Enough

   Author : Jonatan Freilich; Mats Engwall; Katarina Nordqvist; Anette Hallin; Paul Nightingale; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; established firm challenge; technology change; R D management; architectural process innovation; drug development; biomarkers; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Engineering and Management;

   Abstract : Innovation is not always enough. In the beginning of the 2000s established pharmaceutical firms had developed several drugs, yet these new products were far too few. Patents of many blockbuster drugs were to soon expire and substantial profit would then be lost. READ MORE