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As Design-Build Grows, Architects Have an Opportunity to Lead as Owner Advisors

By 2028, design-build is projected to account for nearly half of all U.S. construction spending, continuing its expansion across nearly every major market sector. As Owners increasingly turn to collaborative […]

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Complicated Logistics, Extraordinary Coordination

Summer 2012 Design-build brings a vast, complicated department of defense project to fruition under budget and ahead of schedule. By Jim Whitaker, AIA, DBIA, principal, HKS, Inc., and Jeff Vandersall, […]

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Meeting the Ultimate Deadline

Summer 2012 While experienced design-build teams can satisfy the objectives of military construction projects, the work is not without its challenges. By Mike Duffey, P.E. The Sept. 15, 2011, deadline […]

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Reinventing Partnering at Coyote Ridge

Winter 2011 How Washington State’s Department of Corrections made partnering work on a large design-build prison construction project By Jerry Winkler, AIA, NCARB Completed in 32 months, the $190 million […]

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A Site to Behold

Winter 2011 A new UCSF research building overcame extensive site constraints to become an award-winning example of innovation and collaboration. When Michael Saks first saw the building site for a […]

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The Pentagon Renovation

Fall 2011 On Time, On Budget and Built for the Next 50 Years The Pentagon is the largest low-rise office building in the world, and its renovation was the most […]

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Preserving History Through Design-Build

Fall 2011 The Wayne N. Aspinall federal building and U.S. Courthouse, the nation’s first net-zero energy historic building, breaks new ground. The 92-year-old (and still fully functioning) Wayne N. Aspinall […]

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