Resumen de A Data Flow Model to Plan and Manage the Building Design Process

Simon Austin, Andrew Baldwin, Andrew Newton

• The increasing complexity of modem buildings and the client's desire for swift occupation has meant the expeditious completion of the design phase of a project has become ever more important. An effective and workable design programme is essential to achieve this. Traditionally, building design work has been planned in a perfunctory manner, often in the belief that this creative and iterative process cannot be analyzed and planned in detail. This situation has been perpetuated by a lack of understanding of design information flow and dependency, and the availability of suitable planning techniques. This paper describes a data flow model of the building design process that is subsequently analyzed in a design structure matrix. The synthesis of these two techniques produces a powerful but easily understood tool to assist in the planning and management of complex, multi-disciplinary building design problems.