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Akintoye, A and Fitzgerald, E (1995) Design and build: a survey of architects' views. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 2(01), 27–44.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: architect; design and build; procurement
- ISBN/ISSN: 0969-9988
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Design and build has increased in its use for construction procurement in recent times. However, its performance as a procurement method has been widely criticized by professionals in the construction industry. This paper reports a survey of 40 architects, using a structured questionnaire to investigate the performance of contractorled design and build in project procurement. Although 20% of architects' private sector workload (and 8% of public sector) is derived from D&B, they perceive this procurement type to involve sacrificing product quality and design innovation. Where clients insist on a choice of D&B, architects generally prefer the use of either novation D&B or develop and construct, rather than 'traditional' D&B.
Dester, W S and Blockley, D L (1995) Safety: behaviour and culture in construction. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 2(01), 17–26.
Griffith, A (1995) The current status of environmental management systems in construction. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 2(01), 5–16.
Hyde, R (1995) Buildability as a design concept for architects: a case study of laboratory buildings. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 2(01), 45–56.
Kometa, S T, Olomolaiye, P O and Harris, F C (1995) An evaluation of clients' needs and responsibilities in the construction process. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 2(01), 57–76.