Architecture Lost Value Because It Models Too Late

drag the architect's entry point. watch leverage drain. — OnlyPlans applet #25

When the architect enters the project

Feasibility — 15% in

Decisions remaining

100%

Value captured vs remaining

$ impact per decision—

Change orders avoidable—

Fee captured this phase—

Architect's leverage—

Leverage gauge

HIGH — shape the building

Decisions locked in at each phase

At concept, every decision is open. At CD, almost none are. The architect who enters at feasibility designs the building. The one who enters at SD decorates it. The one who enters at CDs renders it. Capital, site, deal, and constraints already drew the building upstream.