Building by Local Authorities

Name: Building by Local Authorities
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Building by Local AuthoritiesThe Report of an Inquiry by the Royal Institute of Public Administration\nAuthor(s): Elizabeth Layton\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367684198, 978-0367684198\nSynopsis\nOriginally published in 1961, is the report into an investigation of the forms of organization used by local authorities of many varied types, populations and areas for the design and erection of new buildings and the maintenance of existing ones. It discusses the relations between Government departments and local authorities in the control of building design, standards and costs and the part played by Council committees in the control of building operations; it examines the division of functions between Chief Officers responsible for different aspects of building work (architects, engineers, surveyors and housing managers) and studies the use made of private architects and surveyors as well as the scope and organiz.