Defining Specifications – The Requirements of Empire

This chapter examines the definition of design specification, the stage of design development where the technological need for adaptation has been identified, and the collaborative process by which designers or engineers settled on appropriate design characteristics and targets. The three key areas this chapter explores are, firstly, the technical requirements of design specification; secondly, the customer and user requirements and lastly, the nature of competition and its effect on the specification process.

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