During the 5th and the 6th week (from the 17th of April to the 30th of April), the supervisor introduced me to the Austrian system of the building phase. After that, during the third two weeks, the main topic was how to organize the competitions in the office.
The Austrian building phase
How is organized the system in Austria? Which are the building phases? How is the best way to organize the work in the office to develop all the building phases in the best way?
Competitions
Is it important to participate at competitions? The right balance between time and money is the key of successful competitions.
General information
1. How to find the competitions? There are different types of competitions. Which is the most successful type of competitions?
2. Which is the way to win a competitions?
3. Which are the differences between the host country and the home country?
Organizations
1. How to organize a competitions?
2. How many people are involved?
3. How much time and money must be used?
4. The importance of having a time schedule.
5. How much money can be invest in competitions?
During the 7th and the 8th week (from the 1st of May to the 14th of May) the supervisor has introduced me to the first building phase in the Austrian system. Thanks to that, it has been possible to discuss the positive and the negative aspects of this phase in comparison with the first Italian building phase.
Vorentwurf and Entwurf
Which are the details indispensable to understand this phase? The concept is the main aspect of this phase. The main questions are:
How can we do a good design?
Which is the best approach to design?
After a really intense discussion with the supervisor, I had the possibility to understand in a detail way the phase of Vorentwurf and Entwurf
General information
1. Who is involved in this phase?
2. Which are the main goal to achieve in this phase?
3. Which are the public office involved?
4. The relationship with the client is one of the most problematic aspect of this phase.
5. How is the best way to begin a good relationship with the client?
6. How is possible to understand the client?
Organizations
1. How is possible to organize this building phase?
2. Which are the difficulties?
During the 9th and the 10th week (from the 15th of May to the 28th of May) the supervisor has introduced me to the second building phase in the Austrian system.
Enreichung
After the first phase, we had the occasion to analyze the second building phase in Austria, called Enreichung. It has been really useful for me to understand the similarities and the differences between the Italian system and the Austrian one.
General information
1. Who is involved in this phase?
2. Which are the main goal to achieve in this phase?
3. Which are the public office involved?
Organizations
1. How is possible to organize this building phase?
2. Which are the difficulties?
3. How long is this phase?
During this period, I had the experience to work directly in a project during this phase, understanding how it is necessary to organize the project in this phase. We discussed about this phase in Italy and in Austria understanding the process in all its aspects.
