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Experience
• What is your design philosophy?
• What sets your firm apart from other architects with similar experience?
• Do you have experience with the building type and size of my project?
• Will you share with me a portfolio of similar projects and provide a list of client references?
• Who from the architecture firm will I be dealing with on a regular basis? Is this the person who will design my project?
My Project
• Are you interested enough in this project to make it a priority?
• What challenges do you foresee for my project?
• What do you see as the important issues or considerations in my project?
• What is your estimated timetable for my project?
• What means will you use to collect information about my needs, goals, etc.?
• How will you help me to fully understand the scope and sequence of the project? Will you utilize models, drawings, or computer animation?
Design
• What are the steps in the design process, and how are they organized?
• What criteria will be used to establish priorities and make design decisions?
• What do you expect me to provide?
• How disruptive will construction be?
• What role do you have during construction? Am I expected to work with the contractor directly?
Green Design
• Do you have experience with “green” or sustainable design?
• Do you regularly integrate low or no cost sustainable design strategies into projects?
• Considering the many areas that may be affected by sustainable design, how will you determine which options to pursue?
• If sustainable design technologies are implemented, do upfront costs exist that may affect the construction budget? What are the expected pay back times?
Fees
• How do you establish fees?
• In anticipation of a formal proposal with costs, what would you expect your fee to be for this project?
• What is included in your basic services and what services would incur additional fees?
• If the scope of the project changes later in the project, will there be additional fees? How will these fees be justified? How will this be communicated to me?
• What is your track record with completing a project within the original budget?
