June 25, 2008

Don’t blame the architect.


image from the building site - an on-off switch under a handrail - image courtesy by MK.

A construction defect dispute is always costly and time consuming. It easily results in a conflict between developers, builders, subcontractors, project manager and architects. But whom people blame in the end? Exactly – the architect.

1 comment(s):

ecAr said...

Did the Architect coordinate with his/her consultants? Where was the Architect during construction? Did the Contractor think to send an Request for Information when this obvious faux pas occurred? And finally, was the Contractor required to submit Coordination Drawings? Is this project in Europe? If not, it does not seem to meet ADA requirements.