Take part in Toby Witte's webinar for architects of the EntreArchitect community. The AIA HSW Expert Training session will cover our efforts working on our international project in Germany, the Bockhaus, and lessons learned.

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Designing a residential project remotely and within an unfamiliar regulatory and construction environment introduces risks that can affect design execution, building performance, construction quality, and occupant welfare. Using the delivery of a residential project in Germany by a U.S.-based architect as a case study, this course examines how architects can recognize and manage these challenges when practicing outside their established geographic and professional environment.

Participants will explore how differences in regulations, construction methods, professional roles, local practices, and project-delivery expectations influence architectural decision-making throughout design and construction. The course examines strategies for assembling a team with appropriate local expertise, defining responsibilities, establishing effective communication and documentation protocols, coordinating design decisions remotely, and maintaining design intent during construction.

Through lessons learned from the case study, participants will evaluate how regulatory awareness, local knowledge, clearly defined responsibilities, quality-control procedures, and repeatable project-delivery systems can reduce risk and support safer, higher-performing residential environments. The course will also compare project delivery in familiar and unfamiliar practice environments to identify strategies architects can use to protect project outcomes and the health, safety, and welfare of building occupants.