1. PLANNING CONSTRUCTION

2. Initiating Construction

3. private sector – residential, industrial, commercial public sector – public works

4. Community Planning

5. city planners – size and character of population – economy of community – transportation facilities

6. – nature and quantity of natural resources – educational facilities – history and culture of the area

7. citizen representatives and elected officials – lives and property of people living in area – local economy

8. – level of employment – property values – taxes – health, safety, and general welfare of people

9. Controlling Construction

10. zoning laws – max. property size – max. height of building – number of families that can occupy a house

11. – number of parking spaces a commercial building must provide – distance the structure must be from the property’s boundaries

12. building codes – local and state laws that specify methods and materials used – inspections

13. Site Selection and Acquisition

14. Selecting a Site location size shape

15. topography – site’s surface features utilities – electricity, gas, phone

16. zoning cost

17. Acquiring the Site direct purchase – buy it from the owner

18. power of eminent domain – gov’t has the right to buy private property for public use

19. – condemnation legal process for taking over land that an owner has refused to sell

20. The Design Process

21. Identifying Specific Needs custom built – house/building planned and built especially for client

22. client meets with architect – number of people – types of work – expansion

23. Developing Preliminary Ideas architect jots down ideas and plans

24. Refining Ideas and Analyzing the Plan architect considerations – renderings or models – meet with client again

25. engineers – analyze plans for function and strength of structure

26. Preparing Final Plans and Specifications working drawings – drawn to scale

27. – site plan – floor plan – elevations – detail drawings – section drawings

28. specifications – written details about materials to be used, standards and gov’t regulations to be followed