| Project Management |
Architectural projects can be executed through a range of project delivery methods. Before the 20th century, there had been a single project delivery method, the architect won a commission, produced drawings for design and construction, pulled work and materials lists together, and oversaw the building of the project.As the disciple was moved by architects more towards a professional outlook than a work of craft and creativity.
Different project delivery strategies developed to deal with the evolving relationship between architects and craftspeople. Now, 3 project delivery techniques dominate in the UK: design, build and construction management. So as to help owners and the construction industry by creating accepted definitions of project delivery techniques, a document offering information on these techniques for owners and architects was made.
Nevertheless each technique might be summarised to capture a flavor of the desire. Design-bid-build is a strategy by which project delivery is separated into 3 distinct phases: a project is designed and documented with drawings and directions, competitively bid to multiple general contractors, and then built by the general contractor, steered by a contract with the owner of the project.
Project Management:
Project management is also a major term within architectural practice. In the execution of a project work of all disciplines and relations must be orchestrated architectural design, the coordination of other design disciplines, team members' design and drawing work, customer relationships, time and charge tracking, to cite a couple. This orchestration is accomplished through the architectural project crib, a conductor of a kind. The targets of project management include the orchestration and integration of an overlapping set of issues including project scope, schedule and budgets, development of the design, management of the delivery team across the diverse phases of the project from beginning to first occupancy. |