'architecture and engineering' Tag

• Putting the chicken before the egg?

  March 2, 2011

  Is fee the sole determinate for selecting an architect? The following is an actual email which seems to say just that. An architect’s services for a residence are often less than the price of a kitchen but if the home is not designed well, it won’t matter how much one spends on his kitchen, the residence itself will not be successful.

  posted in Helpful Articles by Peter

• Adapting to demands of the times – are we selling out?

  December 2, 2010

  D’Anna Associates constantly searches for ways to reinvent ourselves, our services, and our image to remain at the forefront of our industry. We are a relatively small firm, and remain dynamically competitive in a struggling economy, we cater to what people are truly looking for.

  posted in Helpful Articles by Sam

• A word on stretching a dollar.

  July 30, 2010

  After 30 years of practice, we’ve become masters of efficient building design. We can provide cost effective services that create safe, state of the art learning facilities – saving struggling districts both initial and long term costs.With the profusion of federal funds allocated for construction projects in the United States it is critical that every effort is made to stretch each dollar to ensure that the communities and organizations for which these buildings are erected will receive the greatest possible benefit from them, as well as to ensure each project remains economically viable so that ideas are not abandoned in the first place.

  posted in Helpful Articles by Sal

• We want to succeed while creating jobs in our community!

  May 14, 2010

  We are seeking a large construction outfit who has performed work outside the state of Michigan and who would be interested in collaborating with us to respond to several, large out of state, request for proposals we’ve received…

  posted in General Developements by Sam