Cover -- Managing the Brief for Better Design -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Part one: Briefing explained -- 1 The nature of briefing -- 2 Articulating the briefing process -- 3 Identifying needs -- 4 Reflecting on growth and change -- 5 Communicating expectations -- 6 Learning from experience -- 7 Managing the process -- Part two: Learning from experience -- 8 Case studies -- 1 Briefing for rationalisation -- 2 Briefing for continuous building -- 3 Briefing through visualisation -- 4 Briefing for adaptable use -- 5 Briefing with the market in mind -- 6 Briefing with innovation in mind -- 7 Briefing the narrative -- 8 Briefing for the changing workplace -- 9 Strategic briefing -- 9 Model Briefs -- Urban Brief -- Strategic Brief -- Project Brief -- Fit-out Brief -- Furniture Brief -- Part three: The process in practice -- 10 Process primer -- 11 Design brief management -- Further reading -- Index.

Based on extensive research, this book offers an understanding of the briefing process and its importance to the built environment. The coverage extends beyond new build covering briefing for services and fit-outs. Prepared by an experienced and well known team of authors, the book clearly explains how important the briefing process is to both the construction industry delivering well designed buildings and to their clients in achieving them. The text is illustrated by five excellent examples of effective practice, drawn from DEGW experience.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.