Isn’t Design/Build a conflict of interest for the Architect?
On the contrary. Design/build is really getting back to the idea of the Master Builder – who better to execute a design than the one who created it? In reality the separation of design from construction is a relatively recent event. Up until the mid 19th century the architect was directing construction, even into the mid 20th century it was not uncommon. Our industry is now recognizing the problems inherent with that separation – the often adversarial relationship between designer and builder, and placing the owner in the middle. Today Design/Build is an ever increasing project delivery method, and is predicted to overtake the Design-Bid-Build within this decade.
