July 24, 2007

Practice

Public-private partnerships and international design-build
What have your experiences been with public-private partnerships and international design-build project delivery methods? Join the discussion, and don't forget to view the conference proceedings for the international design-build conference in London, "Design Excellence/Design Build." Read the conference proceedings here.

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July 20, 2007

Design Excellence/Design-Build

Conference proceedings and presentations available for the London conference Design Excellence/Design-Build

September 27-29, 2007


Participants learned from industry leaders, through educational sessions and project tours, about design excellence through design-build in the international marketplace.

Conference topics:

  • International design-build competitions
  • Public-private partnerships and international design-build project delivery methods
  • The architect's changing role in the industry
  • and more

Speakers:

  • Zaha Hadid, Hon. FAIA, 2004 Pritzker Prize laureate
  • Chris Wilkinson, Hon. FAIA, Wilkinson Eyre Architects
  • Mike Hussey, Land Securities
  • Harold Adams, FAIA, RIBA, RTKL Associates and 2007 Advisory Group chair, AIA International Committee
  • Patrick MacLeamy, FAIA, Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum
  • RK Stewart, FAIA, AIA president
  • Sunand Prasad, RIBA, RIBA president
  • Rebekah Gladson, AIA, DBIA president

Organized by:
AIA/UK       AIA International Committee       AIA Design-Build Knowledge Community


View the conference proceedings

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Controlling your budget

How do you control the budget of your design-build project?

Do you believe that most cost savings and related budget control of a project can be realized during programming, schematic design and design development?

If so, who should lead the design-build process during these stages; a designer or a builder?

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