Design Team

THEME: Design Team

Read, write and learn the following words and word combinations:

to provide забезпечувати

to assist допомагати, сприяти

to allow дозволяти                                           

relationships стосунки

necessary необхідний

sustainability стійкість

participants учасники

related fields споріднені галузі

to provide забезпечувати

to integrate об’єднувати в одне ціле 

separated specialties  окремі спеціальності

 Read and translate the text.

The modern trend in design is toward integration of previously separated specialties, especially among large firms. In the past, architects, interior designers, engineers, developers, construction managers, and general contractors were more likely to be entirely separate companies, even in the larger firms. Presently, a firm that is nominally an “architecture” or “construction management” firm may have experts from all related fields as employees or to have an associated company that provides each necessary skill. Thus, each such firm may offer itself as “one-stop shopping” for a construction project, from beginning to end. Several project structures can assist the owner in this integration, including design-build, partnering, and construction management.

In general, each of these project structures allows the owner to integrate the services of architects, interior designers, engineers, and constructors throughout design and construction. In response, many companies are growing beyond traditional offerings of design or construction services alone, and are placing more emphasis on establishing relationships with other necessary participants through the design-build process.

The increasing complexity of construction projects creates the need for design professionals trained in all phases of the project’s life-cycle and develop an appreciation of the building as an advanced technological system requiring close integration of many sub-systems and their individual components, including sustainability. Building engineering is an emerging discipline that attempts to meet this new challenge.

Read the following statements and decide if they are true or false:

1. Previously, architects, interior designers, engineers, developers and specialties like that were integrated companies.

2. Presently, experts from all related fields are more likely to be separated specialties.

3. An architecture or construction management firm may be a one-stop shopping firm for a construction project.

4. A project structure includes design-build, partnering and construction management.

5. The owner uses the services of architects, interior designers, engineers and constructors before the construction.

6. Many companies are growing thanks to traditional offerings of design or construction services alone.

7. Building engineering requires close integration of many sub-systems.

Complete the following sentences.

1. Architects, interior designers, engineers, developers and construction managers …

a) … are separated now

b) … were previously integrated specialties

c) … were separate companies in the past

2. Many companies are growing …

a) … thanks to traditional offerings of design or construction services alone

b) … thanks to establishing relationships with other necessary participants

c) … thanks to experts from all related fields

3. The increasing complexity of construction projects creates the need …

a) … for design professionals trained in all phases of the design’s life-cycle

b) … for building professionals trained in all phases of the project’s life-cycle

c) … for design professionals trained in all phases of the project’s life-cycle

4. An “architecture” or “construction management” firm may offer …

a) … the owner to integrate the services of architects, interior designers, engineers, and constructors throughout design and construction

b) … its services for a construction project from beginning to end

c) … the owner to establish relationships with other necessary participants through the design-build process

Answer the following questions.

1. What kind of companies were architects, interior designers, developers, construction managers and general contractors in the past?

2. What is the modern trend in design?

3. Who can assist the owner in this integration?

4. What kind of experts may an “architecture” or “construction management” firm have presently?

5. What does each of these project structures allow the owner?

6. Are many companies growing thanks to traditional offerings of design or construction services?

7. Whom do construction projects need?

8. What does building as an advanced technological system require?

9. Is building engineering an emerging discipline?

10. Does the increasing complexity of construction projects create the need for design professionals?