The AIA Design-Build (DB) Knowledge Community is the recognized voice for the advancement of best practices related to the architect's role in the design-build process and supports the sharing of knowledge with AIA members, allied professions, academia, and owners regarding the design-build project delivery method.
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Highlights
2009 Web Seminar Series
The annual Design-Build Web seminar series seeks to explore basic and advance topics in the development and management of design-build firms and projects. View a complete listing of 2009 Web seminars recordings and 2008 Web seminar recordings.
AIA Contract Documents
Recieve a free set of Contract Relationship Diagrams including a Design-Build diagram to help determine the appropriate AIA Contract Documents to use for a design-build project.
Resources
Master Builder
The AIA Design-Build Knowledge Community official electronic newsletter is Master Builder. View the current issue.
Interested in Integrated Project Delivery?
Integrated Project Delivery is a collaborative project delivery approach that fully integrates all stakeholders early on in the process. This approach allows participants to optimize project results, increase value, reduce waste, and maximize efficiency throughout the project lifecycle.
Architecture Knowledge Review Podcast Series
Architecture Knowledge Review is a podcast series for design professionals, featuring interviews, discussions, and best practices by architects and other design professionals who are at the forefront of the profession. Subscribe to the series on iTunes. Some featured podcasts are:
- Owner-Driven IPD: Putting Theory into Practice
Markku Allison speaks with Phil Bernstein about the difference between traditional project delivery approaches and IPD and the relevance of turning theory into practice. Phil is Vice President of Architecture, Engineering & Construction (AEC) Industry Strategy and Relations at Autodesk, the world’s leading creator of 2D and 3D Design software. MP3 - 2008 AIA Integrated Project Delivery Agreements
In May 2008, the AIA released the Institute’s first agreements for integrated project delivery. Implementing principles and concepts laid out in “Integrated Project Delivery: A Guide,” the AIA provides agreements for two levels of integrated project delivery. In this podcast, members of the AIA Documents Committee discuss the new agreements, their features, and their potential for application. MP3 - Design-Build in the U.S. and the UK
Two design-build experts compare the design-build project delivery methods in the United States and the United Kingdom. The podcast has been created in conjunction with the joint AIA- and DBIA-sponsored international conference, “Design Excellence/Design-Build,” in London, September 27–29, 2007. MP3 - AIA Design-Build Summit 2007: Doing Great Design
Gary Lapera, AIA, Principal/Studio Head, Michael Graves and Associates, spoke with G. William Quatman, FAIA, 2007 Chair, AIA Design-Build Advisory Group about his firm's design-build projects, how architects can produce great design in a design-build setting. MP3
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