Title page -- Foreword -- Preface to the collected edition -- Contents -- Open Design, a Collaborative Approach to Architecture -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 The Purpose of Open Design -- 2 Managing the Open Design Process -- 3 Modelling in Open Design -- 4 Uncertainty reduction and risk assessment -- 5 How to deal with the overabundance of information -- 6 How to deal with quality requirements -- 7 How to deal with conflicting requirements in the mathematical model -- 8 Open Design Computer Tools -- Appendix A Behavioural theory of Argyris and Schön, a summary -- Appendix B Individual optimum versus collective optimum, consequences for Open Design -- Open Design and Construct Management. Managing Complex Construction Projects through Synthesis of Stakeholders' Interests -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I Theory -- 1 The purpose of design and construct management -- 2 Design and construct management of simple projects -- 3 Design and construct management of complex projects -- 4 Consequences of applying best practices for simple projects to complex projects and vice versa -- Part II Cases -- 5 Validation through cases -- 6 Renovation of the former KLM head of ce in The Hague -- 7 Expansion of Schiphol Airport in the eighties -- 8 The VPRO office -- 9 Shell-Mitsubishi petrochemical plant in Singapore -- 10 Renovation `De Resident', The Hague -- 11 Concluding remarks -- Appendix A `Granny's puzzle' -- Open Design, Cases and Exercises -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I Exercises -- 1 Linear Programming with Negotiable Constraints -- 2 Monte Carlo simulation for real estate and infrastructure investments -- 3 Project Network Planning and Risk Assessment -- 4 Regression analysis of construction projects from the past -- 5 Preference Measurement: The key to incorporating soft variables.

6 Integrating LP Multi Criteria Optimisation and Preference Modelling -- 7 Non-linear optimisation -- 8 Geometric modelling -- Part II Cases -- 9 Linear Programming with negotiable constraints -- 10 Monte Carlo simulation -- 11 Network planning & risk assessment -- 12 Regression analysis: residential real estate -- 13 Preference Measurement: The key to incorporating soft variables -- 14 Integrating LP Multi Criteria Optimisation and Preference Modelling -- 15 Multi Criteria Optimisation -- 16 Non-linear, local, optimisation -- 17 Geometric modelling -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Authors.