A systemic view of the design process of apartment buildings

Abstract

This paper takes a systemic perspective on the design process of apartment buildings. By including the participation of different and dealing with several variables constituting a set of parts in interaction, such processes could be approximate with the notion of complex systems. It is understood that changes in the forms of organization of these design processes may favor the introduction of innovations, both for the process itself and for its products and may result in projects with better architectural quality.