Experts Online - Selecting and Managing Your ARCHITECT
Date Published: 05/09/2007
Author: LISC
Your architect is the soul of your project – taking your vision and turning it into a very large three-dimensional object! Selecting the right architect can make your project a successful and rewarding experience while selecting the wrong one may lead you to consider a different line of work. Listen to our experts – an architect and a development consultant – talk about both sides of the Sponsor/Architect partnership!
Experts:
- Jan Gleason – Licensed Architect and Executive Director of Environmental Works, Seattle
- Paul Purcell, Executive Director, Beacon Development Group, Seattle
- Rebecca Solomon, Moderator – Organizational Development Initiative, LISC
Our experts are both dedicated to the development of low-income, affordable and special needs housing. They know about working with limited public funds, unreasonable deadlines, and a housing market that is ever shifting the costs for contractors and subs.
Topics of Discussion:
- Where to find the right architect
- The interview process
- Contracts
- Getting the design you want
- Your architect and construction
Who Would Be Interested
- CDC Staff and Board Members
- Architects
- Other nonprofit staff who partner with community development organizations engaged in developing housing and community facilities
> Presentation Packet (PDF, 2.2 MB)
> Presentation Multimedia (ZIP, 8.4 MB)
Archive:
This session was conducted using Microsoft's Live Meeting and is available as streaming video/audio on Microsoft Live Meeting's website here.
Topics: Housing, Organizational & Professional Development
Type: Live Webcast - Experts Online