ARCHITECT VS. CONTRACTOR
WHO IS AN ARCHITECT? A licensed professional, who designs buildings, homes & skyscrapers Creates designs matching construction needs & building safety requirements Ensures building plans/blueprint drawings adhering to local building codes
WHO IS A CONTRACTOR? A Contractor is present on-site while a building is in progress Works in collaboration with an Architect, following the construction project plans Ensures project to get constructed, according to architectural drawings with right materials & layouts
Difference between Architects & Contractors 1. Architects love to design & come up with new ideas for buildings.
1. Contractors love to build.
2. Architects unite artistic vision & practicality before anything is built.
2. Contractors manage the construction of a building, which the architects design.
3. Architects are important at the beginnings of creating a project & their drawings serve as a reference point for all construction work ahead of time.
3. Contractors are required to actually execute the vision and are often the ones who hire subcontractors and construction workers to build the project.
4. Architects satisfy their own vision, 4. Contractors work in tandem with the ensuring the building adheres to architects to finish the project with few regulations & codes according to the issues. law. 5. An architect must earn professional degree (Bachelor’s/Masters ) from an accredited school as per National
5. Contractors do not need a degree/ license to work in United States, but degrees like construction management & carpentry are helpful in career path. Exams for
DYNAMIC BETWEEN ARCHITECT & CONTRACTOR Relationship between Architect & Contractor is a symbiotic one—the two complement each other & necessary for the success of an architectural project. The dynamic between Contractor & Architect is like chemistry between two lead actors - they must be seen on equal footing, in collaboration with one another to reach a goal.
FAMOUS ARCHITECT ON IMPORTANCE OF CONTRACTOR
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Frank Lloyd Wright, a famous Architect commented on the importance of his contractor: “I’d rather hire a crook who knows how to build than an honest man who doesn’t. I can police a crook but I can’t get something out of an honest man who doesn’t have it in him. I can’t turn a sow’s ear into a silk purse.”
CRUX OF THE MATTER Both Architects and Contractors are necessary to create beautiful buildings. Even Frank Lloyd Wright couldn’t build his own buildings himself—he required a contractor with adequate skill & equitable artistic vision as himself to complete his projects.
COLLABORATION IMPROVEMENT REFLECTED ON BIM PROJECTS BY ARCHITECTS & GCS
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Data collected from Dodge Analytics Report (Percentage of respondents who receive project improvement at a high frequency)
Reduce project error & data friction as per 70% Architects & 49% GCs Increase client satisfaction with greater project visibility & input as per 56% architects & 42% GCs Deliver higher quality & creative designs/projects as per 64% architects & 38% GCs
GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF COLLABORATION IMPROVEMENT 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%
Architects General Contractors
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