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The Commercial Design Process: How it Works in Cape Town

DesignScape Architects

However, specific local regulations and restrictions that impact the design process will vary from country to country. Research is an essential part of any design journey, so let's outline what you'll learn in this blog, so you can feel more comfortable when you start a design project.

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Entrepreneur Architect Academy 010 | Eight Steps to a Happy Client

EntreArchitect

Then we get started and prepare our designs. Following an approval of Schematic Design, we move into Design Development and again we play the game. Estimate high for cost and time and your clients will always be happy at the end… when it matters most. Provide Them with the Tools They Need.

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Entrepreneur Architect Academy 012 | My 10 Rules for Better Project Management

EntreArchitect

Estimate often. The quickest way to an unhappy client is to design a project beyond their budget. I ask them again to state their expected budget as part of my Pre-Design Client Questionnaire to confirm their expectations in writing. We then prepare Schematic Designs based on those expectations.

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100 Women to Watch in Architecture

Architizer

Conceived as a “habitable arc poised on the horizon,” the engineered wood structure was created as a pavilion for the 2016 London Design Festival. One of the chief joys of reading architecture blogs like this one is imagining yourself inhabiting fantastical, otherworldly houses. ” Left: Vault House, Oxnard, Calif.;

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A Day in the Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

We have started working on a 4 phase renovation and addition project with a local church and these were meeting minutes and notes from our first design development construction cost estimating meeting. This was the project that I used when talking about sketching during schematic design.