Conference Report: Design Excellence/Design-Build
September 27–29, 2007
London, UK

Several new variations of alternative procurement methods have evolved in the UK under the label of “public-private partnerships” (PPP): private finance initiatives (PFIs) and DBFOM (design-build-finance-operate-maintain), among others. At this transatlantic conference, UK practitioners debated the advantages and shortcomings of PPP projects in Britain, and U.S. architects compared their experiences with those of their UK colleagues.

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