Bill Zahner Discusses Creativity, Constructibility, and Design Assist in ArchDaily

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The article details how Design Assist should not begin as an accounting and value engineering exercise. It shouldn’t start with costs and timelines. Sure, those details are critical for project success, but they come later.

First and foremost, Design Assist is a conversation about design inspiration, vision, and intent. Balancing creativity and constructability is the ultimate challenge for any owner, architect, or general contractor and early collaboration can help these key stakeholders achieve that delicate balance. The Design Assist phase of a project can be extremely useful and productive, and when done well with experienced practitioners, can often mean the difference between confusion and clarity, costly and cost-effective, mediocre and exceptional.

Learn how great Design Assist clarifies and simplifies a project, and what you should look for in a Design Assist partner. Click here for the full ArchDaily article.