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16 - Architecture, Built Environment and Planning

University of Kent

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Output 13 of 40 in the submission

Chapter title

Industria delle Costruzioni (The Construction Industry)

Type

C - Chapter in book

DOI

Publisher of book

Treccani - Instituto dell'Enciclopedia Italia

Book title

Enciclopedia Italiana-XXI secolo. Gli spazi e le arti (Italian Encyclopedia-XXI Century. The Spaces and the Arts)

ISBN of book

not available

Year of publication

2010

URL

http://www.treccani.it/catalogo/catalogo_prodotti/i_grandi_temi/xxi_secolo.html

Number of additional authors

Additional information

The Italian Encyclopaedia does not have ISBN number.

Interdisciplinary

Cross-referral requested

Research group

1 - Centre for Research in European Architecture (CREAte)

Proposed double-weighted

Double-weighted statement

Reserve for a double-weighted output

Non-English

Yes

English abstract

This entry on the construction industry for the primary Italian academic reference encyclopaedia represents new research investigating the relationship between architecture and construction in several distinct architectural types.

The article analyses the coexistence of craft and industrial processes; industrialisation and standardisation; and ways of overcoming lack of coordination between contemporary and traditional design.

In Italy, the construction industry is the most important economic sector, in terms both of GDP and the number of employees. It is divided mainly into small or medium-sized companies and the management and production aspects are strongly characterised by a craft approach.