Jeremy,
In my past experience, the framework was treated more as a marketing gimmick, and not something that was discussed or reviewed for compliance throughout the design process. So unfortunately shoehorned.
For my own projects, I would love to integrate the metrics into the design process, but let's be honest, managing this data in spreadsheets does not help the process. The AIA Excel spreadsheet provided is not the best interface. On top of it, if I am pursuing another certification (LEED, etc.), then that is another spreadsheet that I need to manage... This valuable data would be more functional if tracked in a database, not individual non-collaborative spreadsheets.
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Daniel Blair AIA
DANKE developement
Arlington VA
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Original Message:
Sent: 02-09-2024 02:22 PM
From: Jeremy H. Miller AIA
Subject: AIA Framework for Design Excelence
I am thinking about AIA's Framework for Design Excelence, and how is or can be applied to small projects.
What are your experiences with applying The Framework to your small projects?
Are there aspects of small projects where The Framework has more difficulty being applied?
Does The Framework come to mind at all when planning, and designing small projects, or is it something that gets shoehorned in at the end, when submitting for competitions?
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Jeremy Miller AIA
Metropolitan Design Studio + Architecture
Portland OR
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