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Project delivery at AIA25

By Emma Tucker posted 14 days ago
If you are coming to the AIA Conference on Architecture & Design (AIA25) this year (June 4-7 in Boston), there is an official PDKC event plus many more great sessions to consider! This guide provides you with an inside look at some of the sessions ...
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Project delivery at AIA24

By Emma Tucker posted 03-21-2024
If you are coming to the AIA Conference on Architecture & Design (AIA24) this year (June 5-8 in Washington, DC), there is an official PDKC event plus many more great sessions to consider! PDKC events Friday: Project Delivery Open ...
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Project Delivery at A'23

By Emma Tucker posted 04-13-2023
If you are coming to the AIA Conference on Architecture (A’23) this year (June 7-10 in San Francisco), there's an official PD knowledge community event plus many more great sessions to consider! PD's events Friday: Project Delivery ...
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Thanks for attending our Project Delivery Open Forum!

By Emma Tucker posted 05-20-2022
Thanks for joining us today! We appreciate you taking time during A'22 to connect with us on Project Delivery! Our knowledge community promotes the architect’s leadership role in all project delivery methods, and this is not possible without your participation ...
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Value-for-money in project delivery

By Grace C. Lin AIA posted 02-15-2022
Value-for-money in project delivery by Grace C. Lin, AIA, CDT, DBIA What is Value-for-Money (VfM)? According to the World Bank, value for money is “the effective, efficient, and economical use of resources, which requires the evaluation ...
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2020 PD Symposium speakers announced

By Maggie Brown posted 01-21-2020
Project Delivery Symposium 2020 speakers Nancy Alexander principal, Lumenance Consulting LLC As an organizational consultant, coach to leaders and teams, Certified Master FacilitatorTM, and catalyst for shared vision and collective ...
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AN INVITATION FROM THE CHAIR

By Grace C. Lin AIA posted 01-16-2020
Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the AIA Project Delivery Knowledge Community (PDKC), I am sending my best wishes to you and your family for happiness, health, and prosperity in 2020! Our industry has increased its demand for new ways to execute projects ...
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Sponsorship Opportunities

By Grace C. Lin AIA posted 01-12-2020
Dear Colleagues, The Project Delivery Knowledge Community (PDKC) leadership committee is currently interested in forming alliances with sponsors to help support its program initiatives and increase its value proposition by introducing more multi-disciplinary ...
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2020 Project Delivery Symposium: Delivering the Future Agenda

By Isabella Rosse posted 12-10-2019
2020 Project Delivery Symposium: Delivering the Future Agenda Monday, March 9 12pm - Registration and lunch 1pm – Welcome Grace Lin, AIA, PD Chair 1pm – Integration through Innovation: Strategies for Improving Project Delivery Facilitators: ...
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Letter from the Chair - February 2019

By Grace C. Lin AIA posted 02-13-2019
It is an honor to serve as the Chair of the AIA Project Delivery Knowledge Community (PDKC) for 2019, leading a Knowledge Community of about 10,000 members on developing and sharing knowledge around all forms of project delivery. I want to give special ...
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Helpful links

By Brian D. McLaren posted 12-31-2017
Design-Build Sites Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) Canadian Design-Build Institute (CBDI) Design-Build Magazine Buildings.com Integrated Practice and Project Delivery Sites Owners / Facility Managers Construction ...
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Letter from the Chair, March 2017

By Robert Lewis Bostwick FAIA posted 03-07-2017
Dear Project Delivery Knowledge Community (PDKC) members, Although we’re already into March, I want to wish you all the very best for 2017! I am pleased to serve as the new Chair of the PDKC Advisory Group (AG), and I want to thank Lisa Lamkin, FAIA, ...
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Commitment-based Project Delivery: Effective New Strategies for Building Team Cohesion

By Robert Lewis Bostwick FAIA posted 11-02-2016
On Thursday, November 3rd, I will be giving a presentation with my partner, Pam Neckar, at the Texas Society of Architects' convention in San Antonio. We will illustrate processes and techniques that architects can use to build a cohesive, commitment-based ...
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Maximizing Success on Integrated Projects

By Gregory R. Gidez FAIA posted 10-14-2016
Maximizing Success on Integrated Projects Everyone wants their project to succeed. Intuitively, having a collaborative and integrated team should make the process easier and smoother. However, as hard as we may try there can be impediments to successfully ...
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Bookshelf: DESIGNING RELATIONSHIPS The Art of Collaboration in Architecture by Andrew Pressman, FAIA

By Lisa W. Lamkin FAIA posted 10-10-2016
COMMUNICATION, COLLABORATION, COMMITMENT No matter what the delivery method – I believe no project can succeed without these essential foundations. Too often collaboration is thwarted by traditionally adversarial relationship structures, is dismissed ...
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Design Manager? What’s a Design Manager?

By Jim L. Whitaker FAIA posted 08-09-2016
All species of alternative project delivery have radically changed the working environment of architects. Just name one variety: design-build (DB), engineer-procure-construct (EPC), integrated project delivery (IPD), alliance contracting, or public-private ...
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So you've thought about merging with a contractor?

By Richard del Monte FAIA posted 06-17-2016
Sixteen years ago we merged a 46 person architecture firm with an 87 year old construction firm. The goal was to create an integrated firm that would allow us to 'revolutionize the industry and change our future'. Overall this merger has been a success. ...
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Public Project Delivery Reform in New York State

By Burton L. Roslyn posted 05-05-2016
Before the election of Governor Andrew Cuomo in 2010, late budgets, large deficits, unemployment, political scandal and a public perception of widespread dysfunction paved the way for a powerful mandate to rattle the status quo. New York State’s inability ...
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Getting Bullish On P3

By Shaunt H. Yemenjian AIA posted 04-10-2012
As I sat lodged in my club chair across the desk from one of best friends and an up and coming financial advisor - who's work hours and commitment to client satisfaction often resemble those of our own - I couldn't keep my gaze from the miniature bull ...
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