ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts discussed in this book. The book portends interesting developments in programming. Ched Reeder's chapter on Computer Usage in Facility Programming focuses on this area. Murray, Gameson, and Hudson's chapter on Creating Decision-Support Systems also explores the use of computers to set up a framework for the interaction of clients and construction professionals. Uriel Cohen emphasizes the importance of research-based programming to generate design principles from which the designer can develop appropriate design concepts. Goldman and Peatross's chapter, dealing with correctional facility programming, advocates that the programmer be an active participant at least through the schematic design and design development phases of a project. The themes about the continuing nature and interlocking of programming and design are also important evolutionary steps in the advancement of the design profession. Traditional programmers characteristically have not looked for the underlying values associated with architectural problems.
