Planning a project
Design phases, project teams, layouts, and decisions to make before construction.
Explore design ↗An orientation to Designed & Built
Understand the process.
Find your next step.
Buildings are designed, documented, priced, permitted, and constructed. Start with the question you have today, then follow the related guides and working tools.
Design phases, project teams, layouts, and decisions to make before construction.
Explore design ↗Plans, elevations, sections, details, permits, and the information in a drawing set.
Understand drawings ↗Construction costs, allowances, contingencies, and comparing proposal scope.
Explore costs ↗Foundations, structure, enclosure, building systems, and interior construction.
Explore construction ↗Bidding, schedules, RFIs, submittals, changes, and project closeout.
Manage the project ↗Checklists and spreadsheets for owners, students, builders, and emerging professionals.
Browse resources ↗A place to keep your questions
Organize early decisions and track what still needs an answer. The Project Planning Checklist follows a project from planning through closeout.
Foundations for the rest of the site
Connect plans, sections, elevations, and details.
Follow the sequence from early design to construction.
Understand the assumptions behind a construction budget.