Working with an Architect . . . 

An architect will bring your needs and wishes into a unique space. A space that reflects you, your family or your organization or your company. 

Your statement.  Unique to you. You deserve a safe, sustainable, accessible, valuable and beautiful space.

Call an AIA architect today.

You + Your Architect = Value

To assist you in working with an architect, we provide guidance on how to establish and benefit from that relationship.  This resource, originally written for the American Institute of Architects by David Haviland, Hon. AIA, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professor of Architecture, is updated periodically to reflect current industry practices.  

 For more information on working with an architect, click HERE.

Qualifications Based Selection (QBS) for Architects

The Law in Missouri for Public Projects, §§  8.285 to 8.291§§, RSMo

Qualifications Based Selection is a prescriptive means for selecting Architects for public projects in the State of Missouri; it may also be used in private ventures, as well.

To review an Attorney General letter regarding Qualifications Based Selection for professional services, click HERE.

AIA St. Louis presents a QBS workbook that may assist clients in interviewing and selecting architects for public projects.