ABSTRACT
This chapter summarises important issues which affect project outcomes during the life of a development project with reference to Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios’ Manchester School of Art as an example project at each stage. The Dean of the Manchester School of Art wanted to engage in the design process in the pursuit of a transformational building for the school. The design team response to the academic briefing, estates priorities and sustainability targets builds up through the work stages and is usefully captured in design stage reports which should become ever-more detailed reference documents describing the project as it develops. The design team needed to communicate design intent clearly for the contractor – providing clarity on the required quality of the completed building, and wherever possible engaging individuals in the contracting team to input ideas into construction methodology and best practice.
