Here are 20 questions to ask an architect to make sure your remodeling or building project is a complete success. These questions come from the New Hampshire chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA)20 Questions for Your Architect
1. What do you see as important considerations in my project? What are the challenges of my project?
2. How will your gather information about your needs and goals?
3. How will you establish priorities and make decisions?
4. Who from the architecture firm will I be dealing with directly? Is it the same person who will be designing the project? If not, who will be designing it?
5. How interested are you in this project?
6. How busy are you?
7. What sets you apart from the other architects I could hire?
8. How do you establish fees? When will fee payments be expected?
9. How will I be able to relate fee payments to milestones in your scope of work?
10. What would you expect the fee to be for this project?
11. What are the steps in the design process?
12. How do you organize the process?
13. What do you expect me to provide?
14. Do you have a specific design style? Can you show examples of past design work?
15. What is your experience or track record with cost estimating?
16. What will you show me along the way to explain the project? Will I see models, drawings, or sketches?
17. If the scope of the project changes later in the project, will there be additional fees? How will these fees be justified?
18. What services do you provide during construction?
19. How disruptive will construction be? How long do you expect it to take to complete my project?
20. Can you provide a list of past clients with whom you have worked?
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Source - Stu Silverman
