To consider what enterprise architecture means, it is important to understand its origin. All architecture within information technology can trace its ancestry back to the lessons learned from building architecture. Throughout time, there have been…
Post-Ductility: Metals in Architecture and Engineering is the third in a series of books that have emerged from conferences organized jointly by the Graduate
School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation and the Department of Civil Engineering…
As early as over 400 years ago, the first helical compression springs (coil springs) were already used for wheel suspensions of a wagon body, and at the very latest since the invention of the wheel suspension strut (McPherson), they have represented…
As early as over 400 years ago, the first helical compression
springs (coil springs) were already used for wheel
suspensions of a wagon body, and at the very latest since
the invention of the wheel suspension strut (McPherson),
they have…
In the 1990s, project management moved from a little-used industrial engineering
discipline to the engine of managing America’s work. Prior to 1990, project
management techniques were unknown to most corporate managers who considered
projects to…
There are at least three questions a game theory book might answer: What is game theory about? How do I apply game theory? Why is game theory right?
Playing for Real tries to answer all three questions. I think it is the only book that makes a…
Perspective, Projections and Design presents a selection of essays which discuss various aspects of image-making technologies, geometrical knowledge, and tools for architectural design, from the discovery of new formats for architectural drawing in…
There’s a popular misconception that performance
appraisal starts and ends with the performance appraisal
meeting. That’s not so. In fact, the many benefits of
managing performance are lost when you focus solely on the
appraisal process, the…