Exploring knowledge management in the practice of architecture : A pilot study in the Turkish capital

Günümüzde mimarlık, mühendislik ve inşaat sektörleri kaynaklarının nasıl yönetildiği konusunu gözden geçirmektedirler. Bu kaynaklardan en önemlileri arasında bilgi yer almaktadır. Bilgi, doğru proje seçmekte, kazanan ihaleleri hazırlamakta ve projeleri hayata geçirmekte vazgeçilmez bir ögedir. Bilgi, aynı zamanda, doğası bakımıyla insanların zihinlerinde, ya da belgelenmiş olarak, ya da bu iki durumun arasında bulunabildiğinden, kayıt edilmesi ve yeniden kullanılması zor bir öğedir. Bu makale, bilgi yönetimi kavramını mimari meslek pratiğinde incelemeye yönelik bir pilot çalışma sunmaktadır. Ankara’nın Çankaya semtinde bulunan 15 mimarlık bürosuyla karşılıklı görüşmeler düzenlenmiştir. Seçilen araştırma grubunun bilgi yönetimi konusunda stratejik düzeyde sorunlar yaşadığı varsayılmıştır. Bunun nedenleri olarak, bilginin taşıdığı kayda değer önem ve bu bilginin çoğunlukla insan zihninde bulunması ve ayrıca bu bilginin diğer iş ortaklarına aktarımının mimari ofislerin sorumluğunda olması gösterilebilir. Bu çalışma, mimari bilginin yönetiminin mimarlık ofislerinin genel üretkenliğini artırdığını saptamıştır. Ancak, düşük kar oranlarını ve sektörde standart süreçlerin bulunmayışı gibi nedenler yüzünden bilgi yönetiminin mimari ofislerin genel kar düzeyleri ve mimari tasarıma olan katkılarının az olduğu görülmüştür.

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