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Bill
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M. Architecture Washington University,
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
BA Architecture Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Registered Architect License #7864 Commonwealth of Massachusetts, USA
Member of the American Institute
of Architects (AIA)
Member of the Hong Kong Chapter of AIA
Member of the Boston Society of Architects (BSA)
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Project Record:
Student Residence Hall, Georgetown University Law School, Washington, DC,
USA
New Exhibition Building, Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Winterthur,
Delaware, USA
Schlegel Hall, University of Rochester School of Business, Rochester, New
York, USA
High Library, Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, USA
New Science Laboratory Building at Smith College, Northhampton, Massachusetts,
USA
Renovations to University of Oregon Library, Eugene, Oregon, USA
New Library building at Macalester College, Minnesota, USA
Hedayati House, Beijing – Villa Renovation and expansion, including exterior
finishing and interior design
Red Wall Hotel, Beijing – Design of hotel Fa?ade, Lobby Spaces, and Restaurants
Beijing United Family Hospital - Renovation and Expansion
Deutsche Telekom, Beijing - Office Renovations
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Teresa：How
to register a design company/studio in US?
Bill：To register a design company is same as to register
a normal company in US.The only thing you need to provide is an identity
number(social insurence number,or driving licence number).
Teresa：What is the responsibility of a
design company/studio？
Bill：You must issue your architect stamp on the drawing
when you provide architectural service, and it is same to those structural
engineers and electricity engineers...to ensure the quality of your drawings
and the service after sale.
Teresa：Is there any restriction or requirement
when you sign an architectural design agreement in US ?
Bill：There is not any restriction or
design companies'classification as it is in China.Design is a kind of
service industry. Design companies' bussiness are based on their reputation
and the recommendation of their clients.Normally private owner will entrust
a designer he likes according to his reputation or a friend's recommendation.
Government owner will organize a bid sometimes to select the right design
company/designer.There used to be a law that the lowest price will win
the bid in Massachusetts,but the government has decided to changed the
law as the company's reputation and server quality after sale are very
important and priceless, so the criterion of winner should include them
as well.
Teresa：How about the design quality control in US
Bill: In US the government control architects through
AIA. When a student get the degree in architecture, he has to have several
years of architecture experience before he passes the examination of a
registered architect and become a member of AIA. He has to gain comtinuing
education to renew his registed architect qualification erevry year.If
he has serious mistake in any project, AIA can cancel his registed architect
qualification.
Teresa：Is there any join venture design
company in US? How do they operate?
Bill：Normally the invester will open a company together
with local people as this will lower the tax he need to pay.The company
board meeting will decide how much profit the share holder will have.
and it is possible that one company have more than one directer.
Teresa：How about the surveyor service in
US, how do they operate?
Bill：Surveyor service is like architect service. There
are many private survey companies just like architect companies in US.
An architect company can entrust a survey company to do work for them
once he has the authority from the client.The client can entrust a survey
company directly as well.
Teresa：During past
two years,how do you apply the building code in China？
Bill：As I am dealing with renovation of existing building
and interior design most of time,there was not much need to apply building
code. In some cases I may ask the interpreter to explain necessary items
to me.
Teresa：If US government have any special regulation or
encouragement to those architets who apply new technology and new material
in their design?
Bill:
Teresa：What is the typical architectural design phase?
Bill：In China a typical architectural design phase includes: conceptural/schematic
design phase, design development phase and working drawing phase. The
maket ignore the importance of design management and mix it with the project
manager and the job of contracter. In US once an architect has a design
project, he will be the person who will decide the detail of design phase
and is in charge of the coordination with structure engineer,electricity
engineer, HAVC engineer,lighting designer and material supplier. Architect
shall go to the site regularly to solve the problems.
Teresa：What is your standard design fee,and how do you divide
them according to different phases，according to what?
Bill: In most projects I have done，design fee varies
according to the condition and complexity of the project. The fee varies
from 5% to 20% of the project budget. Some times we set a fee acceptable
to the clients according to the condition and complexity of the project，and
decide the different proportion of different phases. In those residencial
projects in China, we charge 600 RMB per sqm, which include space design,
lighting design, furniture design, color and decoration design and design
cordination with suppliers and contracters. |
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