Updated 4/13/2021
Available for Order Now
On Amazon, B&N and Wiley’s websites
My co-author Gregory Buchanan, AIA and I are pleased to announce that our upcoming book “Lean Architecture: Excellence in Project Delivery” is available for pre-order on Amazon! This book brings together our nearly 70 years of combined experience to rethink and improve architectural methodology. Full of practical examples and viewpoints, it is the pursuit of better work by applying process management principles to every aspect of practice.
Publisher: Wiley; 1st edition (March 30, 2021)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1119686938
ISBN-13: 978-1119686934
Item Weight: 1.47 pounds
It has been an eventful year in many ways. The Covid-19 pandemic slowed the world down and has created a very real sense of uncertainty. In the United States we are facing yet another divisive election. It has also been a year of intensive writing and thinking for my co-author, Greg Buchanan, and myself. Time has moved quickly, and we submitted our final manuscript to the publisher a week ago. Now begins the process of the production editor’s review, of which we anticipate some back and forth on the content to right-size the book.
The manuscript is about 86,000 words with over 150 images and graphics. It is divided into 4 sections, with Part 1 broadly addressing the profession and making the case for process management, Part 2 examines Lean for management, practice and deliverables, Part 3 looks at ways to implement Lean across the firm and Part 4 wrapping things up with a number of resources.
We have had some insightful contributions from other professionals addressing financial metrics, project planning, nurturing and leveraging firm knowledge, the co-habitation of design with Lean, and an outside perspective from one who participated in the transformation of manufacturing.
All in all, we think it will make for a compelling read and most importantly, meaningfully address areas where the design profession needs to grow and change. Publication is anticipated for March 2021. We will provide updates here periodically.