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How Streamlined Document Workflows Benefit Canadian Architects

Architects in Canada often navigate a maze of administrative tasks, which can overshadow their primary mission: to design and innovate. In architecture, the challenge is not just about erecting structures but also managing the multitude of non-design-related responsibilities. This juggling act can significantly dilute an architect’s focus on the creative aspects of their work, leading […]

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Adapting on the Fly: The Role of Change Orders in Construction

Adapting on the Fly: The Role of Change Orders in Construction In the course of a construction project for a residential complex, an unanticipated challenge arose during the foundation excavation phase. Initial soil assessments proved inaccurate, revealing a need for additional fill material and compaction to ensure the structural integrity of the foundation. What’s the

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Less is More: Three tips < Change Orders

Minimalists ask the question: How much can you strip away from an item — painting, sculpture, building, furniture — without losing its essential purpose and identity? Your projects don’t have to look like John Pawson’s Home but applying a minimalist frame of mind to design and construction drawings can lead to a reduction in the number

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Architect’s role: Renaissance man or contract administrator?

As an architect do you sometimes dream that you are the modern day master builder, the renaissance man? Do you see yourself as the one person in charge of every aspect of planning and constructing a modern work of architecture? Is it just like the movies where your creative inspiration and design will lead you

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