COLLABORATION IS THE FIRST COMPONENT OF SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT. All projects require clients to commission work, architects to design projects, and contractors to build them. Abstracted, this can be represented as the owner, architect, contractor triangle.

Throughout the design process, the architect's role is to assist the owner in evaluating options, visualizing space, and translating the aesthetic and functional programs through design. The architect then produces definitive, complete plans and specifications from which the owner's contractor can accurately bid the work and prepare for construction. The contractor's responsibility is to professionally oversee the construction of the project. With proper planning, surprises can be minimized; and with the owner, architect, and contractor all collaborating, projects adhere to schedules and budget without aesthetic compromise.