Frontiers of Architectural Research >

2015 , Vol. 4 >Issue 3: 237 - 247

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foar.2015.04.001

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Transferring architectural management into practice: A taxonomy framework

  • Mohammed Alharbi , 1 ,
  • Stephen Emmitt , 2 ,
  • Peter Demian , 3
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  • 1. Architectural Engineering Department, Taibah University, 344, Medina 41411, Saudi Arabia
  • 2. Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
  • 3. School of Civil and Building Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, United Kingdom

Received date: 24 Jul 2014

Accepted date: 17 Apr 2015

Published date: 30 Sep 2015

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2014 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Abstract

This research aimed to develop a unique framework to help architects understand and apply architectural management (AM) in their practices. A comprehensive literature review identified several components belonging to different specialist fields. A pragmatic methodology for developing the framework was adopted by combining the methodology of Japareen for building conceptual frameworks with the Concept Mapping and Qualitative Met-Synthesis techniques. The resulting framework underwent a series of testing stages aimed at refining the framework further. The testing process targeted two groups (researchers and professionals) by adopting a mixed method approach, which included a facilitated workshop, interviews, and a questionnaire survey. The feedback from the testing phase was used to create the final AM Taxonomy Framework (AMTF), and served as an original and practical guide for practitioners, further extending their understanding of AM. Further validation and refinement are planned in the long term by applying the framework to selected architectural practices.

Key words： Architectural management; Architectural practice; Framework design; Taxonomy

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Mohammed Alharbi , Stephen Emmitt , Peter Demian . Transferring architectural management into practice: A taxonomy framework[J]. Frontiers of Architectural Research, 2015 , 4(3) : 237 -247 . DOI: 10.1016/j.foar.2015.04.001

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