It's such an arbitrary thing

“I have to be there when (the lead architect is) there so I know what he’s doing so when he’s not there…in very few cases are you gonna make two identical decisions because it’s such an arbitrary thing.” Longtime Art Hills associate. John Strawn, Driving the Green

1. If it's arbitrary for a long time associate, what do you think it is for a builder!?
2. This clearly illustrates how ineffective paper plans are for communicating an architect's vision.
3. Nobody knows what design changes will fit the scheme unless the architect identifies and communicates it to them face-to-face. This is why it is critical to have an architect lead construction daily.

Builders left alone for days and weeks will not build the course as the architect envisioned because even with "detailed plans", "in very few cases are you gonna make two identical decisions because it’s such an arbitrary thing."

Driving the Green, by John Strawn is one of the most enlightening books on modern golf course architecture. Following the projects of one of America's hottest designers during the first half of the 1990's, it provides example after example of the challenges and weaknesses of the "Typical" method of design and construction and the commonplace frictions that ensue.

Tony Ristola
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