Sarah,
I forwarded your question to an architect friend in
New York. He had an interesting reply, which follows:
--- Claudio Veliz CV A <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2007 09:20:41 -0400
> To: "Glenn A. Walsh" <[log in to unmask]>
> From: Claudio Veliz CV A <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Fwd: [MUSEUM-L] Search for museum
> architect
> CC: Glenn Walsh <[log in to unmask]>
>
> Thanks for this, Glenn.
>
> This is a very complex issue.
>
> Many organizations are opting for"bidding for
> architects", which the
> AIA is becoming militant in countering. Why?:
>
> It suggests that al architects are identical. Like
> plumbers or bus
> drivers (who themselves are not identical).
>
> An organization should select a firm based on the
> firm's design
> philosophy, approach, and emphasis. Some firms are
> very
> administrative, and are weaker in design emphasis.
> Some firms focus
> almost exclusively - as does ours - on the design
> process, and let
> others really manage the project construction work.
>
> Also, just because a firm has never done a museum
> (or boathouse, or
> gym, or bridge, or high-rise...etc., etc., etc...)
> before doesn't
> mean they can't do a beautiful job on a museum.
> Every firm has done a
> "first" in some category...and many have done
> beautiful jobs.
> Architecture is a process. Think of it as varying
> quality of meat
> grinders. A good firm will give good results no
> matter what you put
> into it, because it knows how to research, interview
> their clients,
> users and understands, intimately, the purposes of a
> project, and the
> desires of the client.
>
> In the end, I would recommend your friends contact
> the AIA, ..
>
> http://www.aia.org/
>
> ...and chat with them. You have many options, from
> holding an invited
> competition (you need to pay the invited
> participants otherwise few
> will jump in...it is expensive to enter
> competitions), an open
> competition (costs less, but much more time and work
> on the museum's
> part...more legal concerns), or simply interview a
> bunch of firms and
> choose one. ;-)
>
> Good luck!
>
> Cheers - Claudio
>
>
> CV A
> Claudio Veliz Architect
> AIA AIAA
> http://www.cvarchitect.com
--- Sarah Damberger <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 14:09:43 -0700
From: "Sarah Damberger" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Search for museum architect
To: [log in to unmask]
> Hello all,
>
> Has anyone been involved in the search for/selection
> of a museum architect? I'm interested in seeing
> what
> architecture and planning firms send in response to
> requests for qualifications (RFQs). If you have
> examples of qualification submittals (either
> successful or not) that you would be willing to part
> with, please let me know. I'd be happy to reimburse
> for postage.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Sarah
gaw
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