Contract Contractor Permits Schematic Design 
A4 Architects
JANUARY 30, 2024
These may be done with simple hand sketches, Sketch-Up models or even Computer Assisted Design (CAD) drawings, but they will tend to be very diagrammatic and simple. Sometimes during the Schematic Design phase, several or even many alternative approaches are created for the client’s review and comment.
Young Architect
MAY 14, 2022
Reviewing the work of contractors, so they can get paid, . Sure, sometimes designing and drawing pretty pictures are part of an Architect’s day, but that’s really just a very small piece of every project. After we solved the design problem, the next 11 months were spent… . lots of AIA Contracts and closing out a project. .
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SW Oregon Architect
JANUARY 7, 2024
Fortis Construction is the Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) for the project. From the outset of their involvement at the beginning of Phase 2, the company provided invaluable cost estimating, value engineering, constructability review, and design coordination assistance. Rendering of the proposed multipurpose classroom.
EntreArchitect
JULY 18, 2017
When a process is fully developed into a system with supporting documents of forms and checklists, it allows us to focus more on the details and development of a successful design. When we receive a contract for a new project, we all want to jump right into designing. Build rapport with the contractor.
EntreArchitect
MARCH 24, 2013
They may be documented as formal systems or they may just be a general understanding of “how we do it here” When a process is fully developed into a system with supporting documents of forms and checklists , it allows us to focus more on the details and development of a successful design. Build rapport with the contractor.
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