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101 Design-Build

Demystifying design-build: Where does design stop and building begin? Plus, tools of the trade.

Design, Build, and Beyond

An increasing number of contributors to our ever-expanding built world are referring to their practices as design-build. That means that the same minds and hands do both the designing and the building. Design-build offers a customized product that’s designed continuously until it’s completed. But there are different approaches to design-build, as a look at several New York City firms attests.
Design-Build Explained

How does design-build affect the project? the process? the client? Here, the principals of five thriving design-build firms weigh in
Tools of the Trade

Design-build practices invest considerable time in setting up shop and tremendous capital in tools. Three basic categories of shop work dominate almost every project: cutting, assembly, and finishing. The following items are especially useful.

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Design-Build Explained

How does design-build affect the project? the process? the client? Here, the principals of five thriving design-build firms weigh in
Tools of the Trade

Design-build practices invest considerable time in setting up shop and tremendous capital in tools.
Design, Build, and Beyond

An increasing number of contributors to our ever-expanding built world are referring to their practices as design-build.
Emily Pilloton

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Chris Krager, Krager & Associates Design/Build (KRDB)

This Austin, Texas–based studio built its profile by designing and building some notable houses on spec.
Mona El Khafif: Design Build

In 2006, architect and urban planner Mona El Khafif traded Vienna's wiener schnitzel for beignets in the Big Easy to teach at Tulane University's URBANbuild program.
Building Green in Harlem: Starting to Build

In this video series, Dwell follows a New York couple with a passion for building green through the challenges—and triumphs—of renovation, from finding the design-build team to finalizing the design.
Building Green in Harlem: A Green Brownstone?

In this video series, Dwell follows a New York couple with a passion for building green through the challenges—and triumphs—of renovation, from finding the design-build team to finalizing the design.