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Originally Posted by RedCorsair87
^For the idiots here (me), can you please explain in a little more detail what that means?
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For many large projects the actual Architect of Record (AOR) is different from the designer. The AOR is who actually stamps the drawings and does all the hundreds of pages of minutae including sectionals, details, floor plans for every common area or apartment, etc.
There are many reasons why those details are handed off to another firm. Oftentimes it's not where the design architect adds value, Helmut Jahn or Caesar Pelli are not best utilized measuring exactly where the toilets go in each unit. Their value is in the concept and creating a stunning exterior. The Design architect may not even have a license to operate in the location where the building is being built. Pelli probably doesn't even have a Chicago office, let alone expertise in dealing with the labarythian government regulations here. So someone with a big office with a ton of employees that cranks out plans 24/7 for all kinds of buildings here will be hired to flesh out the details and deal with the Department of Buildings.
This is a very common arrangement. For example, I recently stumbled across (and purchased) mechanical blueprints for Jahn's O'Hare Terminal at an antiques mall in Michigan. Jahn is not listed as the architect on those plans, Epstien is because they are the ones who took Jahn's art and converted it to practical layouts that meet every last requirement of a functional airport. After all, what does Jahn even know about designing gates or baggage turnstyles? So Jahn designed the sexy tunnels and arched passenger halls we know and love, but Epstien worked with consultants and engineers to figure out how to process baggage and locate bathrooms and provide spaces for vendors and aircraft services.