Building for Tomorrow -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- THE CONSTRUCTION MARKET IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD -- SOURCES OF CHALLENGES -- PRIVATE PRACTICES -- RESPONSES TO CHALLENGE -- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION -- EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR GLOBAL ENTERPRISE -- GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND PRIVATE PARTICIPATION -- BUILDING FOR TOMORROW -- 1 Introduction -- THE SCALE OF WORLD CONSTRUCTION -- THE CHANGING MARKET -- CASE STUDY 1: TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANTAGE PAYS OFF: M. W. KELLOGG AND THE OIL AND PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY -- 2 U.S. Construction in International Competition -- THE U.S. INDUSTRY -- A Short Historic Perspective -- Market Structure -- Construction Machinery -- FOREIGN FIRMS IN THE U.S. MARKET -- CASE STUDY 2: JAPAN'S OHBAYASHI GUMI: DOING CONSTRUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES FOR 20 YEARS -- 3 Competition in the Global Market -- COMMON CHARACTERISTICS -- SPECIFIC CASES -- Great Britain -- France -- Italy -- Sweden -- Japan -- India -- The Soviet Union -- U.S. RESPONSE TO COMPETITION -- CASE STUDY 3: SHIMIZU MEETS IBM'S NEEDS -- 4 Research and Development in Construction -- U.S. CONSTRUCTION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT -- OTHER EFFORTS NEEDED -- CASE STUDY 4: THE BELL TELEPHONE LABORATORIES -- 5 Education and Training -- PROGRAMS OF STUDY -- Engineering -- Architecture -- Engineering and Architecture Technology -- Continuing Education -- ISSUES IN CIVIL ENGINEERING -- Emphasis on Design -- Construction Management -- ISSUES IN ARCHITECTURE -- Specialization and Small Practices -- Architectural Research and Education -- SKILLS FOR GLOBAL ENTERPRISE -- Cross-Cultural Training for the Construction Industry -- Acquiring Foreign Languages -- INTERNATIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT -- CASE STUDY 5: BUILDING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS: PHILIPP HOLZMANN AG AND J. A. JONES CONSTRUCTION ...

6 Pursuit of Innovation -- NATURE OF INNOVATION -- OPPORTUNITY IN INFRASTRUCTURE -- GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR INNOVATION -- CASE STUDY 6: COOPERATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN U.S. PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS: PROPOSAL FOR THE THREE GOR ... -- 7 Needed: Institutional Structure to Promote Global Enterprise -- ORGANIZED FOCUS OF DIVERSE INTERESTS -- ATTITUDE OF OPPORTUNITY -- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION -- BUILDING FOR TOMORROW.