INTRODUCTION

From “Building Economics for Architects” by Thorbjoern Mann

            “… The attitude of architects toward issues related to the economics of building at times seems somewhat ambivalent*. Most professionals agree that economic factors are quite important; in fact that they often influence design decisions more than any other single factor and should be well understood by the designer. On the other hand, in the prestigious journals where the profession represents its work to itself and the world, in discussions of architectural theory, and in the curricula of Schools of Architecture, one finds little concern for the issue. It seems tainted or even “dirty”. Architects who manage to design building that work out well economically for their clients run the risk of being considered “hacks” by their colleagues… Are the economic issues of building unworthy of the architect’s creative effort?”

* ambivalent: Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations.

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