6-1 Introduction
According to King (1998), the essence of the template analysis approach is to produce a
list of codes (that is, a template), representing themes identified in the textual data, which
can lead to produce an interpretation of the text. This chapter presents the results of the
template analysis from the interview data from the construction engineers. After a brief
description of the interviewee, the themes emerging from the data and the a priori codes
derived from the literature will be discussed and presented. These formed the basis of the
initial template produced from one interview transcript. This initial template was further
developed when applied to the other transcripts. The revised template will then be
185 6-2 A brief description of interviewees
As shown in Table 6-1, 26 construction engineers from four organizations located in three different cities have participated in this research. All interviewees‟ name have been anonymized and coded. All quotations will be translated from the Chinese by the
researcher.
In the Urban Planning and Design Academy, there are two kinds of engineers being
interviewed. One kind of engineers is „Urban Planning Engineer‟ (UPE), who is mainly responsible for the planning of a city. Their job is to map out a plan for a city, particularly
for new urban areas or the redevelopment of existing urban areas, to enhance the multiple functions of a city under the „City Planning Law of China‟ and related planning regulations or codes of a city, in order for a rational layout and a unified planning with consideration
of local conditions. The other engineer interviewed in this organization is the „Road Design Engineer‟ (RDE), who is mainly responsible for the planning and design of the traffic or roads in a city. Their job is to map out a city‟s road networks and the design of the roads for construction under the „Code for Design of Road‟. (Job roles displayed in Table 6-2)
In the other three architecture design companies, there are mainly four different kinds of
engineer being interviewed: Architecture Scheme Engineer (ASE), Construction Design
Engineer (CDE), Structural Design Engineer (SDE), and Building Service Engineer (BSE).
These different engineers have different duties in the architecture design process. The ASE
is responsible for sketching the building according to client briefings to meet the client‟s requirements. The ASE normally works together with the CDE, SDE, and BSE in a
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Table 6-1: A profile of interviewees
Ref No. Gender
Years of Working
Job Organization Location Interview Date
ZZ01 M 4 BSE Architecture design corporation Zhengzhou Nov.2008
ZZ02 M 2 RDE Urban planning and design academy Zhengzhou Nov.2008
ZZ03 F 2 RDE Urban planning and design academy Zhengzhou Nov.2008
ZZ04 M 6 UPE Urban planning and design academy Zhengzhou Nov.2008
ZZ05 F 2 RDE Urban planning and design academy Zhengzhou Nov.2008
ZZ06 M 4 UPE Urban planning and design academy Zhengzhou Nov.2008
ZZ07 F 5 SDE Architecture design corporation Zhengzhou Nov.2008
ZZ08 M 3 CDE Architecture design corporation Zhengzhou Nov.2008
ZZ09 F 5 CDE Architecture design corporation Zhengzhou Nov.2008
ZZ10 M 4 ASE Architecture design corporation Zhengzhou Nov.2008
ZZ11 M 3 ASE Architecture design corporation Zhengzhou Nov.2008
ZZ12 F 4 BSE Architecture design corporation Zhengzhou Nov.2008
ZM01 M 4 ASE Architecture design corporation Zhumadian Jul.2009
ZM02 M 6 SDE Architecture design corporation Zhumadian Jul.2009
ZM03 M 6 SDE Architecture design corporation Zhumadian Jul.2009
ZM04 M 2 SDE Architecture design corporation Zhumadian Jul.2009
ZM05 M 2 ASE Architecture design corporation Zhumadian Jul.2009
ZM06 M 2 ASE Architecture design corporation Zhumadian Jul.2009
ZM07 M 1 ASE Architecture design corporation Zhumadian Jul.2009
ZM08 M 2 BSE Architecture design corporation Zhumadian Jul.2009
ZM09 M 2 SDE Architecture design corporation Zhumadian Jul.2009
ES01 F 5 BSE Architecture design corporation Enshi Jul.2009
ES02 M 3 SDE Architecture design corporation Enshi Jul.2009
ES03 F 1 BSE Architecture design corporation Enshi Jul.2009
ES04 F 2 SDE Architecture design corporation Enshi Jul.2009
ES05 M 2 SDE Architecture design corporation Enshi Jul.2009
RDE: Road design Engineer; UPE: Urban planning engineer; ASE: Architecture Scheme engineer CDE: Construction design engineer; SDE: Structural design engineer; BSE: Building services engineer
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engineers work on the concrete construction of a building. The CDE is responsible for
working out the „working drawing‟ of the building according to the architectural scheme from ASE. The SDE is responsible for working out the construction structure of the
designed building, while a BSE is mainly responsible for the design of water supply &
drainage, and fire protection system. (Job roles displayed in Table 6-2)
Table 6-2: Descriptions of typical job roles Organization Job title Typical job description
Urban Planning and Design Academy RDE (Road design engineer)
To map out a city‟s road networks and the design of the roads for construction.
UPE
(Urban planning engineer)
To map out a plan for a city, particularly for new urban areas or the redevelopment of existing urban areas, to enhance the multiple functions of a city in order for a rational layout and a unified planning.
Architecture Design Corporation ASE (Architecture Scheme Engineer)
Responsible for sketching the building according to client briefings, fulfilling a whole building design to meet the client‟s requirements.
CDE
(Construction Design Engineer)
Responsible for working out the „working drawing‟ of the building according to the architectural scheme from ASE
SDE
(Structural Design Engineer)
Responsible for working out the construction structure of the designed building
BSE
(Building Service Engineer)
Responsible for the design of water supply & drainage, and fire protection system
Typically, once the company gets involved in a construction project, a project team will be
established including different specialised engineers, such as ASE, SDE, and BSE, CDE.