is a design framework produced by GANSW to guide the design, planning. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke last month at an event hashtagged #CareCan’tWait about the importance of fair pay and training for care workers - and Build Back Better could go even further. The office of the Government Architect NSW provides strategic design leadership. Designers, planners, curators and historians are talking about care for an obvious reason: The pandemic exposed just how much labor is involved in child care, health care, street and park maintenance, and technological upkeep. Of course, the Department of Care doesn’t exist - yet - but the concept of care as a driver for city planning is already gaining traction. RHAP provides architectural services to a range of clients undertaking commercial and residential neighborhood development, new construction and remodels. A Department of Care would start by asking, as urban designer Justin Garrett Moore suggests: What do you need? What do you hope will change? How can we best accomplish this? A Department of Care could check on seniors in a heat wave and basement apartment dwellers in a flood. A Department of Care could pay teens to tend to public spaces and teach them stewardship skills. Construction contract administration – The architect manages the contractors to resolve any conflicts, ensures the project is built to the drawing plans and specifications, and performs a final inspection.A municipal Department of Care could make sure the trash was picked up and the tree pits were weeded.

Contract negotiation – The architect solicits bids from building contractors and helps the client select and hire a contractor.Construction documents – The architect helps the client select materials and finishes, coordinates with other designers and engineers, and produces a set of legal contract documents ready for building.Design development – The rough sketches are developed, reviewed, and refined into final drawing plans, specifications, and elevations.Then a rough sketch is designed to ensure the building requirements are clearly understood. Consultation and schematic design – Pre-design planning, ideas, and concepts are presented and developed with client feedback.Other services include obtaining permits, producing documentation required for the city, and obtaining certificates of occupancy for completed projects. What services does an architecture firm provide?Īrchitectural services include the planning, designing, and drawing of home plans and remodeling projects, and managing the construction contracts on behalf of homeowners.

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