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Practising in the Margins: High Turnover, Low Unit Cost
Author(s) -
van Schaik Leon
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.2354
Subject(s) - aside , architecture , unit (ring theory) , management , sociology , engineering , history , economics , psychology , art , archaeology , mathematics education , literature
Aside from the additions and alterations that are the average architectural office's staple, the classic practice model is of low turnover and high unit cost. The articles in this issue of 3 offer an alternative vision, but do they go far enough? Reflecting on their arguments and on his own experience of five decades in practice across continents, Leon van Schaik – Professor Emeritus at the School of Architecture and Urban Design, RMIT University, Melbourne – offers his vision of what architects' role is and could be.