"Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom." Albert Einstein
Time = Freedom.
Limited time... limited freedom.
An architect on-site daily has maximum freedom, maximum flexibility. He is not in a hurry. He can view the work from all angles, in different conditions, and can make refinements as the work is being created... in real-time. Workers can ask for help at any time. Communication is free flowing and vibrant. Opportunities abound and are seized (remember... not even the most detailed plans can include every nuance).
Visiting the site every week, month or quarter, the "Typical Method", provides limited communication, oversight, and... flexibility. After all, how much communication can one deliver and emphasize in a handful of hours? Because time is limited, the architect is focused on putting out the hottest fires and will miss opportunities. Every day he is not present, he misses opportunities.
Limited time is limited freedom, and lost opportunities for the investor. It's why part-time involvement during construction, the most expensive and permanent design phase, rarely produces "great and inspiring" golf courses.
Tony Ristola
agolfarchitect.com
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