Letter From the Editor

This issue of Master Builder highlights accomplishments as reported by our architect-led design-build member firms. The seven highlighted projects in this issue illustrate the type of design-build projects by members of the Design-Build Knowledge Community. Read on to learn about projects by

-FreemanWhite Single Source, LLC, Charlotte, NC
-The Scott Partnership, Orlando
-OWP/P Design/Build, Chicago
-The Beck Group, Dallas

Also included are projects by Cannon Design which, while not provided under a single-source contract, do integrate design and construction services in the spirit of collaboration.

We hope you enjoy this special issue of featured projects.


~ Betsy Downs

AIA Design-Build Advisory Group member

FreemanWhite Single Source

FreemanWhite, Inc. was faced with a challenge. The Charlotte, NC, based architecture and engineering firm was housed in two buildings on adjacent lots.
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Scott Partnership

The Scott Partnership of Orlando Florida, which provides architect-led design-build services to its clients, highlights two of its projects: the Keller Road Office Building, and the Florida Concrete Commercial Office Building.
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OWP/P Design/Build

OWP/P, Inc. offers architect-led design build services to clients interested in a single-source delivery method. Highlights of 2007 include the completion of an $8,500,000 renovation of a hospital surgical suite featuring 10 operating rooms.
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The Beck Group

Two of Beck’s projects, the sciences building at Baylor University and the First Baptist Church Wichita Falls, received national DBIA awards in 2007.
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Cannon Design

Cannon Design offers architectural and engineering design and construction management services. While not providing a single source contract for all design and construction services, Cannon Design provides design, bidding, scheduling, coordination, and construction management in the spirit of integration and collaboration.
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