My role as a designer
As the designer, my role is to interpret the client’s
requirements into a specific design scheme, to supervise the construction of
the building to ensure that the building conforms to the drawings. As the
designer I also have to keep the client updated on the progress of work and to
advise where and when necessary. I have to ensure that the design fulfills the
Clients brief, meets the Design Standards required by the Country/Area where
the building is being constructed, meets the budget and ensure that the
building can be constructed, used and maintained safely. The designer’s role is
not at all restricted to the technical there is more responsibility often without
the corresponding authority and control. As the leader of the design team I am
required to infuse the team with a common vision and to motivate them to do
their best work. As such, this requires dedication and passion, and a strong
belief that I can lead the effort.
Possible challenges
Possible challenges I foresee
or anticipate with this role are relating to budget, code restrictions and time. As the
designer whatever I design has to be within the client’s budget, ensuring that
the entire project doesn’t go above budget is essential but at this time I have
no idea what the budget is. The code restrictions as to where we can build and
what constraints exist will influence the designer’s creativity. The biggest
challenge however is the time factor, with just 8 weeks to design, build,
install, observe and dismantle the team will be hard-pressed to deliver this
project in a timely manner. It would test how well the members of the design
team are able to cooperate and collaborate with each other.
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