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Design Build Method Pressures Planners

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: Design Architecture
31 July 2001 - 6:00am

Pittsburgh's new stadium was built in a record two years, but the design build process put significant pressure on the city's planners.

"The procedure, also called "design build," is the main reason the Steelers, their architects and contractors were able to complete the structure in just over two years -- considered the minimum time for building a 65,000-seat stadium.But "design build" also puts pressure on city regulators, forcing them to make key design decisions quickly and piecemeal. After all, what city official wants to be responsible for ruining the National Football League's 2001 schedule by not having the Steelers' stadium open on time?"

Full Story: 'Design build' got stadium up fast, but pressured city regulators
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 29, 2001
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