July 2001
Intermediate to advanced
656 pages
15h 51m
English
One could say the science of architecture is the collection and organization of information about the architectural factors, as in the factor table. The art of architecture is making skillful choices to resolve these factors, in light of trade-offs, interdependencies, and priorities.
Adept architects have knowledge in a variety of areas (for example, architectural styles and patterns, technologies, products, pitfalls, and trends) and apply this to their decisions.
Ignoring for now principles of architectural decision-making, virtually all architectural methods recommend keeping a record of alternative solutions, decisions, influential ...
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