Case Studies

I can’t afford what I designed!

One of the most common mistakes that churches make is hiring an architect and counting on the architect to design a facility that meets their budget.  They hire the architect.  They tell the architect everything that they would like to have in their facility.  The architect designs them a great building that fulfills all their expectations.  They put the project ...

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“Gaining Consensus in the Church”

“Gaining Consensus in the Church” A Case Study by Don Emmitte, DMin One of the churches I have worked with in the past had spent nearly four years struggling with gaining consensus concerning a project to expand their facilities to meet their burgeoning congregation. They had done both architectural design and capital development. However, because of the lack of unity they were turned ...

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