Most architect interviews spend the hour on a portfolio of buildings designed for someone else. Here is how owners can prepare, what to ask, how to check references, and how to keep fees from quietly choosing the team.
Most owners assume hiring an architect is the first real decision on a building project. How the project gets delivered, through design-bid-build, CM at risk, or design-build, is decided earlier than that and shapes risk, cost, and schedule for everything that follows. Here is how each method works and how to choose the right one.
