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Posted by Kris Krieger on April 17, 2008, 12:28 pm
Hello, Group,
OK, I'm trying to talk my cousin into at least considering having her own
place built. She lives in the general area of Greenville, South Carolina.
The goofy thing is that I don't know how to give her *practical* info re:
the process, how to apporach an architect or architectural designer, how to
even find one (she can't spend months just driving around looking for
houses she likes and THEN hunt down who migh thave designed them - she
simply won't and can't).
So, my question is,
If you were faced with a total and complete rube, with only a modest
budget, is there an informational website such a person could look at, or
what would you tell them?
I'd really like to get her thinking about this, because she's rejected it
as an option and IMO that is a mistake, especially given that she does not
want to be in a typical suburban development and needs a single-level home
(for accessibility - she can't deal with stairs well and is decreasingly
able to do so).
I'd like to give her info but I don't know what practical, nuts'n'bolts,
"here's how you get started" info to give her (because I'm long on theory
and really short on practicalities she can actually use).
Many thanks in Advance!
- K.
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Posted by Pierre Levesque on April 17, 2008, 1:30 pm
> Hello, Group,
>
> OK, I'm trying to talk my cousin into at least considering having her own
> place built. She lives in the general area of Greenville, South Carolina.
>
> The goofy thing is that I don't know how to give her *practical* info re:
> the process, how to apporach an architect or architectural designer, how
> to
> even find one (she can't spend months just driving around looking for
> houses she likes and THEN hunt down who migh thave designed them - she
> simply won't and can't).
>
> So, my question is,
> If you were faced with a total and complete rube, with only a modest
> budget, is there an informational website such a person could look at, or
> what would you tell them?
>
> I'd really like to get her thinking about this, because she's rejected it
> as an option and IMO that is a mistake, especially given that she does not
> want to be in a typical suburban development and needs a single-level home
> (for accessibility - she can't deal with stairs well and is decreasingly
> able to do so).
>
> I'd like to give her info but I don't know what practical, nuts'n'bolts,
> "here's how you get started" info to give her (because I'm long on theory
> and really short on practicalities she can actually use).
>
> Many thanks in Advance!
>
> - K.
http://www.aia.org/pub_highlight1
The "you and your architect" section is all about the process between owner
and architect
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Posted by Kris Krieger on April 17, 2008, 2:07 pm
>
>> Hello, Group,
>>
>> OK, I'm trying to talk my cousin into at least considering having her
>> own place built. She lives in the general area of Greenville, South
>> Carolina.
>>
>> The goofy thing is that I don't know how to give her *practical* info
>> re: the process, how to apporach an architect or architectural
>> designer, how to
>> even find one (she can't spend months just driving around looking for
>> houses she likes and THEN hunt down who migh thave designed them -
>> she simply won't and can't).
>>
>> So, my question is,
>> If you were faced with a total and complete rube, with only a modest
>> budget, is there an informational website such a person could look
>> at, or what would you tell them?
>>
>> I'd really like to get her thinking about this, because she's
>> rejected it as an option and IMO that is a mistake, especially given
>> that she does not want to be in a typical suburban development and
>> needs a single-level home (for accessibility - she can't deal with
>> stairs well and is decreasingly able to do so).
>>
>> I'd like to give her info but I don't know what practical,
>> nuts'n'bolts, "here's how you get started" info to give her (because
>> I'm long on theory and really short on practicalities she can
>> actually use).
>>
>> Many thanks in Advance!
>>
>> - K.
>
> http://www.aia.org/pub_highlight1
>
> The "you and your architect" section is all about the process between
> owner and architect
>
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Posted by Kris Krieger on April 17, 2008, 2:08 pm
>
>> Hello, Group,
>>
>> OK, I'm trying to talk my cousin into at least considering having her
>> own place built. She lives in the general area of Greenville, South
>> Carolina.
>>
>> The goofy thing is that I don't know how to give her *practical* info
>> re: the process, how to apporach an architect or architectural
>> designer, how to
>> even find one (she can't spend months just driving around looking for
>> houses she likes and THEN hunt down who migh thave designed them -
>> she simply won't and can't).
>>
>> So, my question is,
>> If you were faced with a total and complete rube, with only a modest
>> budget, is there an informational website such a person could look
>> at, or what would you tell them?
>>
>> I'd really like to get her thinking about this, because she's
>> rejected it as an option and IMO that is a mistake, especially given
>> that she does not want to be in a typical suburban development and
>> needs a single-level home (for accessibility - she can't deal with
>> stairs well and is decreasingly able to do so).
>>
>> I'd like to give her info but I don't know what practical,
>> nuts'n'bolts, "here's how you get started" info to give her (because
>> I'm long on theory and really short on practicalities she can
>> actually use).
>>
>> Many thanks in Advance!
>>
>> - K.
>
> http://www.aia.org/pub_highlight1
>
> The "you and your architect" section is all about the process between
> owner and architect
>
>
>
Thanks!, I'm reading that myself ;) , also sent her the link.
- K.
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Posted by tbasc@bellsouth.net on April 17, 2008, 4:26 pm
> Hello, Group,
>
> OK, I'm trying to talk my cousin into at least considering having her own
> place built. =A0She lives in the general area of Greenville, South Carolin=
a.
>
> The goofy thing is that I don't know how to give her *practical* info re:
> the process, how to apporach an architect or architectural designer, how t=
o
> even find one (she can't spend months just driving around looking for
> houses she likes and THEN hunt down who migh thave designed them - she
> simply won't and can't).
>
> So, my question is,
> If you were faced with a total and complete rube, with only a modest
> budget, is there an informational website such a person could look at, or
> what would you tell them?
>
> I'd really like to get her thinking about this, because she's rejected it
> as an option and IMO that is a mistake, especially given that she does not=
> want to be in a typical suburban development and needs a single-level home=
> (for accessibility - she can't deal with stairs well and is decreasingly
> able to do so).
>
> I'd like to give her info but I don't know what practical, nuts'n'bolts,
> "here's how you get started" info to give her (because I'm long on theory
> and really short on practicalities she can actually use).
>
> Many thanks in Advance! =A0
>
> - K.
You can lead a horse to water...
If she knows anyone who has had a house designed, that would be a good
start.
If not, I found very little of use for Greenville architects.
I can offer the names of a few good Charleston SC architects.
T
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