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are you saying the architect is not the designer? remind me not to work for your firm.

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that is also the order of payment ... if any money is left over.

generally, for commercial development projects, the owner will take the lead in identifying a project opportunity, either by having located a piece of land or having a client that needs a building. if the land needs to be tied up (i.e. optioned) the owner will involve a real estate broker. then, once the owner has some reasonably control over the land, he/she may start involving one, or more, design consultants to help investigate the feasibility of the project. usually this will involve some basic due dilligence - i.e. availability of utilities, underground conditions, zoning, environmental considerations, investigations into how much space the land can support, etc. depending on the size and complexity of the project, these investigations usually will involve the architect doing some site planning and some basic massing studies for the building. the engineer(s) typically will look at any constraints or opportunities the land affords. if tenants are required, leasing agents will start canvasing the marketplace to see who might want space in the new building. while all of this is going on, the owner may begin to involve others to conduct financial feasibility studies and market studies and start having conversations with lending institutions (and perhaps equity partners). pretty soon, lawyers will start taking their cut, as leases, land contracts, financing documents, etc. all need to be drafted. and, it just goes on from there.

can't say I think any one specialist is the most important. in all successful real estate ventures, there are a host of particpants and all must pull their own weight and work together in order for the deal to come together. a weak link can torpedo the whole effort. of course, the owner -- as the ultimate decision maker and bill payer -- is crucial to making it all work.

hope this helps.

wait, wait, wait... is it:

"who is more important than who?"

or

"who is more important than whom?"

i'm not sure. this one throws me for a loop.

You beat me to it Frank. It is definitely "who is more important than whom"...although there is quite alot to get picky about in the original post, grammatically speaking.

"But I still I can’t determine who is coming next …..?

Would you help me in that ??"


...good lord

Ricci is more important than Hilton

Kahn and Borge are a tie

One Laptop Per Child is more important than One Laptop Per Taecher

1. financial developer's lawyer
2. pool consultant's lawyer
3. kitchen consultant's lawyer
4. leed consultant's lawyer
5. janitor's lawyer
6. any other lawyers not mentioned in this list
7. tie: architect & designer & engineers and the others

1. breakdancer
2. stripper
3. thug
4. wanna-be gangsta'
5. mail man

me mail man....a breakdancing stripper, thug wanta-be gansta!
Me mail man female.

your forgetting the fung shui consultant, along with the colorist.

Shouldn't "Life Coach" be in there somewhere as well?

I have found out the hard way that the interior decorator ends up telling the architect what to do

so, mdler - why do you suppose that is?

chuck norris > steven segal

> steven segal

all is vanity babeez.

Bruce Lee anyday.
Followed closely by Jet Li.