Sample Charrette Rules
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MEMORANDUM
PRE-CHARRETTE INFORMATION PACKAGE
Toledo Federal Courthouse Design Charrette
Date: DATE
SHORTLIST FIRM NAMES
To:
ADDRESS
CONTACT
CONTACT INFORMATION INCLUDING EMAIL
From: NAME
Professional Advisor to GSA
CONTACT INFORMATION INCLUDING EMAIL
1. Summary of Process
The U.S. General Services Administration has completed Stage I of the
Architect/Engineer Selection process for the new Toledo Federal Courthouse and has
shortlisted five firms to proceed to Stage II.
Following formal interviews of the shortlisted firms by the A/E Evaluation Board, the
selected lead designer-A/E teams are asked to participate in a design charrette to
develop a conceptual "vision" that responds to the charrette program, site, and stated
design criteria. At the completion of the one-day charrette, each team's vision will be
submitted anonymously on 30" x 40" presentation boards. The boards will be evaluated
and ranked by a jury appointed by GSA's Chief Architect, and composed of independent
design professionals and distinguished architecture educators and critics selected from
the GSA Public Buildings Service Commissioner's National Register of Peer Professionals.
The evaluation and ranking will be provided to the A/E Evaluation Board by the jury
chair and the professional advisor.
The A/E Evaluation Board will integrate the findings of the jury with the Stage II interview
evaluation to develop an overall final ranking for recommendation to the GSA Selection
Authority. After completion of the A/E selection process, images generated by the
charrette may be published and publicly distributed by GSA.
The purpose of the design charrette is to investigate conceptual visions generated in a
single day as opposed to actual specific architectural designs developed with client
input over a multi-month period. Accordingly, the charrette program and site will differ
significantly from those for the actual Toledo Courthouse project, and it can be assumed
that visions generated during the charrette will not necessarily be directly applicable to
the real courthouse project.
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