One of the largest civic projects a county initiates is a courthouse. It involves a large number of users and stakeholders with a significant amount community engagement. Depending on the size of the county, courthouses are typically multi-story endeavors with a variety of courtrooms, public counters, attorneys and public defenders, and support spaces. Historically, courthouses serve as the civic landmark for a city or a county seat. In other words, there is a lot at stake when a courthouse project is imagined.
This is no exception for Multnomah County, Oregon, where a courthouse project has finally earned the support of the community, county and state. After forty years and numerous studies, consensus and agreement finally occurred.
During the upcoming AIA AAJ 2015 conference, Thomas E. Vandeveer of HDR will lead a panel of key stakeholders to explain how they worked together to develop a program that satisfied desires from the Owners, Judges, and other stakeholders. Mr. Vandeveer will illustrate the strategies used and insights gained to get the New Multnomah County Central Courthouse from an idea to an actual project. All while in a recession economy.
Key lessons you’ll walk away from this presentation are:
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Courthouse project drivers from the Owners’, Judges’, and stakeholder’s perspectives;
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How to formulate strategies to keep a complex project moving forward;
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Using a collaborative workshop environment to develop the Space Program, Cost and Schedule with all stakeholders; and
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Mitigating limitations of forecasting methods when identifying space needs.
In this presentation, discover how all of these elements came together to make this project a reality.