Design and design management in building projects : a review

Akbiyikli, R; Eaton, D

Abstract

Design is that activity, largely executed by consultants and inhouse disciplines, which translates the aspirations of the Client,
into a series of documents, both drawn and written, which in
combination can be used to procure the manufacture, assembly,
commissioning and operation of both building elements and the project
as a whole. Management of the design process is planned to ensure that
the project requirements have been correctly interpreted in an agreed
brief, with a consistent format of technical verification reports and
design analysis audit trail, as set out in the project plan. This
paper, based on a literature review, examines traditional design
management and design and construction as an integrated system. The
paper is an introductory part of an ongoing project to map design and
design management practices in architectural and civil engineering
practices.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2012
• Deposit Date: Jan 16, 2012
• Journal: NWSA Engineering Science
• Electronic ISSN: 1308-7231
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 1
• Publisher URL: http://www.newwsa.com/