Chapter 29 - Pre-Design

Question 1

_____ consists of all the activities done by the designer before the actual schematic design begins.

Answer 1

Pre-design

Question 2

What is equally as important as CA?

Answer 2

Pre-design

Question 3

Is pre-design part of the basic contract?

Answer 3

it may or may not be. sometimes it’s a separate contract

Question 4

Pre-design may include:

Answer 4

researching the project type and client
determining the project’s scope and stakeholders
identifying the design team
selecting consultants
setting up files
determining construction delivery methods
performing programming

Question 5

Who performs pre-design work?

Answer 5

• in small offices the same people may do pre-design and project management- in a medium office, the principal of the firm and the project manager may jointly complete the work- in some cases, the work may be completed by the principal of the firm and subsequent duties turned over to the PM once the owner-designer agreement is finalized

Question 6

Determining project scope is important for three main reasons:

Answer 6

1. determining the fee
2. writing the contract
3. defining what the designer and other team members will do during the course of the project**it also determines what constitutes an add service

Question 7

what goes into determining the scope of the project?

Answer 7

Each design phase, and each task within each phase, needs to be listed and an estimated time needs to be put on each task

Question 8

Does AIA have a list of customary scope of services?

Answer 8

yes and the designer can expand on these templates and add detailed tasks

Question 9

Who are the stakeholders of a project?

Answer 9

all who control the project, work on it, or have an interest in its outcome- owner and owner’s team- major decision makers- investors- users of the facility- interior designer’s team- consultants- in some cases, adjacent tenants or property owners who may be affected by construction of the facility

Question 10

why does the designer need to know who the stakeholders are?

Answer 10

so they can better understand how to structure the project team, manage the project, and establish lines of communication within the appropriate people

Question 11

Developing office structure for a project includes:

Answer 11

identifying the design teamselecting consultantsdetermining how the project files will be kept

Question 12

three methods of construction delivery:

Answer 12

design-bid-build
construction manager
design-build

Question 13

what is the traditional approach to construction delivery?

Answer 13

design-bid-build

Question 14

what are the best parts of design-bid-build?

Answer 14

generally produces the lowest cost, with the cost and schedule responsibility falling on the GC

Question 15

what’s a downside of design-bid-build?

Answer 15

the construction documents must be completely finished before the bidding happens which takes time itself

Question 16

How does using a construction manager (CM) work?

Answer 16

the CM will act as an agent of the owner, advising the designer on material selection, costs, and constructibility ; selecting contractors and subcontractors,; negotiating their contracts and construction pricing; coordinating construction

Question 17

when is a construction manager used?

Answer 17

with fast-track construction when construction may begin before all design and contract document production is completed

Question 18

are construction managers used more for architectural or interior projects?

Answer 18

architectural

Question 19

are construction managers more useful on larger or smaller projects?

Answer 19

larger

Question 20

How does design-build work?

Answer 20

this method places responsibility for both design and construction with one entity. the lead professional may be a designer that owns a construction co or a construction co that employees designers

Question 21

What’s good about design-build?

Answer 21

design and construction personnel work together without the usual adversarial roles found under the traditional design-bid-build method it can offer the owner a fixed, guaranteed price and assume all responsibility for design and construction because everything is under one roof