Project Management: Instruments of Service
A client comes to an architect asking for his drawings, models, and everything else that he has created to design a building....
Project Management: Value Engineering
A building project has undergone a substantial design process; however, when it comes to the bidding and negotiation phase, i...
Practice Management: Direct vs. Consequential Damages
Per AIA contracts , there is a lot of verbiage regarding damages. Often, all parties agree to the waiver of claims due to dam...
Project Development and Documentation: Refrigeration Cycles
Refrigeration cycles are used in many mechanical systems and can be somewhat difficult to understand at first. There are four...
Project Management: Billing and Fees
It is often said that billing and fees for architectural services are nothing short of an art form. It is a balance between t...
Programming and Analysis: Net, Usable, Rentable Areas and Efficiencies
When designing buildings, architects are often employed by clients who are concerned about the efficiency of space. Building...
Programming and Analysis: How to Size a Building
With the construction of increasingly taller buildings, how does one determine how large a building can be? That comes down t...
Building Orientation and Energy Efficiency, Part 3
I write this blog post as a personal reflection about the additional effects of terrain and how they can affect building cons...