The paper examines writing from the viewpoints of deconstruction, disorganization and ethnomethodology, and, whilst not proclaiming to offer a synthesis of these approaches, (a) shows several areas of similarity amongst them, and (b) draws upon these analytical resources to instantiate the...

Building designers' counterparts in the manufacturing industry use proprietary methodologies described by the term 'design for manufacture' (DFM). Their use has resulted in radical improvements to productivity and quality. The potential benefits of applying DFM to buildings are widely...