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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. The primary role of any quantity surveyor is to manage a construction project’s costs and ensure the project is completed within the estimated budget.

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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. The architect will begin space planning, land zoning, and business zoning for the site, and create estimations for the cost and timeframe of the project. In Cape Town, architects operate the same as anywhere else.

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Buildings With Less Embodied Carbon (Part 2 of Sustainability in Construction)

Community Architect

The more cement, the higher the strength and the small the volume of concrete needed for a structural member. To find the right balance between quantity and strength is a optimization task between structural engineers and sustainability consultants and architects.

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The Role of Architects in Construction Projects

Santa Cruz Architect

Architects work hand-in-hand with other professionals such as civil and structural engineers to deliver qualified designs. However, designing an entire building is a huge task for a single person; architects work with civil and structural engineers to discuss technical issues and the structural integrity of a building.

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Grenfell Tower in West London: Fire Inquiry

e-architect

After the fire at Knowsley Heights, Merseyside in 1991, a handwritten government note from the Department of the Environment, which at the time had responsibility for building regulation, to the Building Research Establishment, asked them to “play down” the issue of the cladding fire at Knowsley. This was in breach of building regulations.

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Building Science, Climate Change and The Pretty Good House (Transcript)

EntreArchitect

I was living in Cambridge, Mass at the time, so I went to work as a carpentry contractor. There was an interior designer and we ended up getting a structural engineer involved. The same goes for tracking time, managing expenses, collaborating with contractors and viewing financial reports. That’s an estimate.