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Can We Teach Lean Construction Methods In Schools Of Architecture, Gary Graham
Can We Teach Lean Construction Methods In Schools Of Architecture, Gary Graham
Fall 2012 Faculty Showcase
Traditionally, schools of architecture are not great laboratories to explore the collaborative processes and teamwork that are essential to integrated design and delivery practices as exemplified by Lean Construction. The pre-eminence of the “hero-architect” in the design studio is in direct conflict with methods that can reduce risk and improve the efficiency of the design and construction delivery process. Risk? Efficiency? Delivery Process?... not mention Cost Control, Schedule and Constructability, are foreign concepts to the predominant design studio culture.
Integrated practices and integrated project delivery are clearly “hot” topics in the design and construction industry today. They are a response …