Zaurie Zimmerman
Jan/29 | Wed | 02:30PM-05:00PM | Stella Room, 7-338 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Please email instructor if you plan to attend.
This course will reveal a fascinating alternative career path availableto those with architectural or building-related engineering degrees or experience in these fields. If a far more comprehensive role in the process of bringing buildings to life interests you, one that is exciting, rewarding, demanding and crucial to a building project's success, please join us.
Instructor holds B.S.A.D. and MArch degrees from MIT, is a registeredarchitect and a 25 year veteran of this profession.
Part One
Analysis of the key aspects of the roles of architect, owner and contractor in the planning, design and construction processes. Exploration of the interplay of forces in the quality/schedule/budget triangle and the crucial elements necessary to insure a successful project. Introduction to development management, with a focus on sustainability, from the owner's perspective.
Part Two
Case studies of projects ranging from the mixed-use commercial development of Rowes Wharf, to projects developed on the campuses of non-profit institutions including an arts center, a technology building, a science lab, and the first building built on the Rose Kennedy Greenway, all demonstrating principles of successful project management.
Sponsor(s): Architecture
Contact: Zaurie Zimmerman, zaurie.zimmerman@gmail.com