CHAPTER 24Case Studies
The following examples illustrate projects that have used Project Design Controls successfully.
In 1987, I left Heery International to join mentors Terry Sargent and Larry Lord at their new firm, Lord & Sargent. Having successfully tested my mettle as a project designer and project architect, I was ready to tackle the role of project architect/project manager. For my first assignment, I was entrusted to oversee the most significant project in the firm's young history, the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Research Center. This $12 million project was to house research labs for the “factory of the future.” Little did I know, it would be the project of a lifetime.
It was my first opportunity to be responsible for “design management” in all aspects, including realizing the design vision, managing the consulting engineers, serving the client, and developing a thoroughly documented, technically sound building, within budget, on schedule, while making money. I took it seriously, having left a fine company to rejoin past mentors Terry Sargent and Larry Lord in their smaller, upstart firm. I staked my career on it.
This project was designed in ...
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