Real-Life Decision Making -- Solution
You hold out for the more expensive building.
This means disagreeing with your client, but you have to do it. This is
the real-life decision made by facility designer Erin Dye.
At first, the president resists your ideas. He says the university already
has a plan -- they just want you to design it. You tell them your reasons
for wanting to build a multi-level facility and ask them to give
it some thought.
Three weeks later, they come back to you to discuss the new building. This
time, they'd like to go with the plan you suggested.
You're glad you took a stand. Years down the road, your clients will understand
how important this decision was.
Working with clients is one of the most important aspects to this job,
says architect John Hobbs.
"Every client is different," he notes. For example, a client may want to
"flip" a building (sell it quickly). In this case, they would not be interested
in long-term considerations. Meanwhile, a client like a university would be
interested in the long-term considerations.