Cars are certainly complicated, so are buildings and require architects to design them and engineers to assure the buildings will be safe.

The project was fully permitted and inspected... yet neither the architect/engineer's license, the builder's license, nor the existence of a building permit and the subsequent inspections that occurred, prevented the collapse.I know several excellent construction companies who are fully licensed but the licensee knows little-to-nothing about construction - they are excellent business persons though and surround themselves with talented and knowledge construction (and other) teammates.  

Lessons Learned:1: When dealing with architects and engineers have a clearly defined timeline for completion.

Would you have an architect first come out to proof check your new extension idea and recommend better ways to build it?

Hire the architect to design each home planB.

We are looking for an architect who has done this in the Heights before.

They are helpful but you are the final architect of your direct response campaign.Grandma's usually don't mail with a Pitney Bowes meter machine.

(7) To pay all lawful taxes and assessments and the necessary expenses of the Trust; to employ such officers, brokers, engineers, architects, carpenters, contractors, agents, counsel, and such other persons as may seem expedient, to designate their duties and fix their compensation; to fix a reasonable compensation for their own services to the Trust, as organizers thereof

Just do as-builts with a local draftsman/CAD guy or architect and throw them into the building department AFTER you negotiated that item down on your purchase price!

I’m looking for a good architect to give me the plan so my contractor can start the build up of a house interior.