Tag: design process

    • How Architects Should Use Product Manufacturer Reps to Become Product Experts: A Case for Delegated Design

      How Architects Should Use Product Manufacturer Reps to Become Product Experts: A Case for Delegated Design

      Architecture CEUs, lunch and learns, and conferences are beneficial, but when a project begins to specify key materials, architects should rely on their product representatives to become product experts. Many architects underestimate the value that gets lost between a specification and a submittal. A product representative knows the system best and is frequently not invited…

    • Case Study: Owner Design Collaboration

      Case Study: Owner Design Collaboration

      Recently, we began some work with a client, and the building owner, during our collaboration meeting, posed an excellent question: “What will the expanded mesh or perforated metal look like from a distance?” With a prominent interstate-facing lot, the owner wanted his building to present well from a distance. The project calls for a long…