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Schematic Design - Developing a Project Budget

Matt Fajkus Architecture

When starting a remodel or new construction project, an important early step is developing your budget to set realistic expectations and avoid surprises midway through the design process. We recommend that a general contractor be engaged for pre-construction services at the end of schematic design to develop a hard cost budget.

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Land Morphology and Olson Kundig update Oregon botanical garden

Deezen

Above: Leah Botanical Garden is in Portland, Oregon In 2015, Land Morphology – a Seattle-based landscape architecture practice – embarked on developing a strategic master plan for the botanical garden, established nearly a century ago by a local couple, John and Lilla Leach, who once lived on the property. Top: photo is by Aaron Leitz.

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Insights: What do different engineers do, and when do I hire one?

Matt Fajkus Architecture

Before starting any new project, it’s important to check with your local governing body to see which types of submittals are necessary to obtain permits and which types of people need to certify those submittals. Depending upon the size of construction, a structural engineer may not be needed, but is always recommended.

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Leach Botanical Garden, Portland, Oregon

e-architect

Wilbert Davies, who later became a notable California-based landscape architect, was retained by the Leach family to develop landscaping plans. Phase 1 focused on developing the upper garden and establishing connections between it and the lower, house and historic garden, garden. The first phase is approximately seven acres.

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Meet the Team: Who Works with an Architect on a Design Project?

DesignScape Architects

From building contractors, civil engineers, and even interior designers — we’re here to help you find out exactly who works with an architect. Architectural and engineering companies often work together in a variety of areas, but three engineers that commonly work with architects include: 1.

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Revitalizing a Contaminated Site: The Ford Calumet Environmental Center

Architizer

The cost of bringing a sanitary sewer to the site was $2.0M – threatening the viability of the entire development. Working with our civil and plumbing engineers, we developed a design for an on-site black water treatment system where the outflow was clean water.

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Behind The Design 003: Canal House by The Ranch Mine

EntreArchitect

MPE Engineer, Structural Engineer, and Civil Engineer. If it’s a development project, what is the marketing strategy to sell it? Do you have a regular business development process (pipeline) that you use to acquire the leads for the next project? What was the process for permitting?

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