Here are a few more quotes from the book Broken Buildings Busted Budgets.Quotes courtesy of Mike Wolff from ProjectSolutions Group in Virginia. The graphic is courtesy of Carlo Macaione from Gensler. Title courtesy of Randy Thompson from Cushman Wakefield.
"Traditionally, architects acted on behalf of owners to mitigate predatory contractor behavior, but increasingly they have shown themselves unsuited to the task. “Buildings have become much more complex,” inducing architects to push technical responsibility and liability onto other parties. “Designers,” he notes, “have become less interested in how the building actually goes together, which causes a disparity between design and construction cost.” The American Institute of Architects revising its standard form agreements to reduce the architect’s scope of services during the construction phase from “full time” on-site availability where it “oversaw” the construction “periodic” site availability where it simply “observed” the construction."
"Others suggest that alternate construction delivery such as fast-track or design-build methods can mitigate problems. The trade-off for owners in design-build is that while they benefit from holding a single source responsible for the design and construction of the project, they give up control of much of the process. Without a doubt, an owner who engages a design-build team must hire an independent owner’s representative to ensure that its design intent and quality expectations are properly executed."
"Few contemporary architects have firsthand knowledge of actual construction method and techniques. One of the biggest problems contractors voice is the poor and incomplete preparation of architectural drawings. While they reflect the design aesthetic desired by the architect, they do so without clearly depicting a corresponding understanding of how the particular design element is to be physically built in the field."
"The construction industry needs one or more intermediaries, firms that will reduce the amount of asymmetric information between owners and contractors and enforce fixed-price contracts. Once those institutions are in place, construction firms can begin to compete on the basis of price, quality, and time."
"Others suggest that alternate construction delivery such as fast-track or design-build methods can mitigate problems. The trade-off for owners in design-build is that while they benefit from holding a single source responsible for the design and construction of the project, they give up control of much of the process. Without a doubt, an owner who engages a design-build team must hire an independent owner’s representative to ensure that its design intent and quality expectations are properly executed."
"Few contemporary architects have firsthand knowledge of actual construction method and techniques. One of the biggest problems contractors voice is the poor and incomplete preparation of architectural drawings. While they reflect the design aesthetic desired by the architect, they do so without clearly depicting a corresponding understanding of how the particular design element is to be physically built in the field."
"The construction industry needs one or more intermediaries, firms that will reduce the amount of asymmetric information between owners and contractors and enforce fixed-price contracts. Once those institutions are in place, construction firms can begin to compete on the basis of price, quality, and time."
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