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A4 Guide: The Six Phases of the Architectural Design Process

A4 Architects

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.

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Becoming an Architect: What You’ll Need to Know

Young Architect

Reviewing the work of contractors, so they can get paid, . A 2 hour design meeting translated into 11 months of execution and a lot of work for many people. . Includes schedules, budgets, coordination, process and lots of AIA Contracts. . Construction Evaluation (CE) – About construction contract administration.

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The Best Architect Exam Prep Resources

The Architect's Guide

Project, Planning, & Design (PPD). Project Planning & Design (PPD) is an exam that tests your ability to design sites and buildings. It should be called “Schematic Design.” This exam is five long hours of you applying all of your critical design thinking to show that you can properly design a project.

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How the AIA’s New Custom Residential Agreements Help Custom Home Architects and Contractors

EntreArchitect

President, Bell Architecture APC and Leonard Kady, FAIA, Principal, Leonard Kady Architecture + Design. The first AIA Contract Documents (ACD) of their kind, ACD’s new Custom Residential Documents streamline the contractual process for architects by tailoring them for the distinctive requirements of the custom residential construction market.

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LCC Health Professions Building

SW Oregon Architect

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.

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What Is The Best ARE 5.0 Exam Order?

Young Architect

During Technical Exams, sometimes questions will also assume ARE Candidates have basic contract knowledge and understanding of the roles, relationships and responsibilities between an Owner, Architect and Contractor. PjM is all about project management and AIA Contracts. CE is all about bidding and construction administration.

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Better Project Management for Small Firm Architects

EntreArchitect

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.