Patterns: Specialist Consulting

Patterns was an occasional, in-house technical journal published by Buro Happold between 1987 and 2011. There were 16 editions of Patterns and 2 special issues.

Considered seminal at the time, Patterns had a significant influence on engineering for several decades. Patterns is reproduced on Designing Buildings Wiki with the kind permission of Buro Happold because of its historical interest and the impact it has had on the development of engineering theory.

Patterns: Specialist Consulting was published in 2007.

The contents are:

• The rise of the specialist. By Mick Green, Peter Moseley, Andy Nicholson and Mark Whitaker.
• All wrapped up. By Francesca Madeo.
• Valuing green. By Henrietta Cooke.
• Breaking down the barriers. By Rob Cooke.
• The changing metabolism of buildings. By Salmaan Craig.
• Enabling everyone. By David Dropkin.
• Learning from experience. By David Beck and Ian Pegg.
• Sound advice. By Alistair Meachin.
• Get smart. By Neil Fletcher and Andrew Kelly.
• Creating a virtual world. By David Stribling, Ian van Duivenbode and Shrikant Sharma.
• Speculate to accumulate. By Jack Treble.

Patterns is reproduced with the kind permission of --Buro Happold.

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