ARCH 3780 Integrated Project Delivery

Collaborative methods for designing and constructing complex architectural projects.

About this course

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) represents a shift from traditional siloed project management to a collaborative, multi-party approach. This course explores the methods, tools, and contractual frameworks that enable architects, engineers, contractors, and owners to work together from the earliest stages of a project. You will examine how shared risk and reward structures align team incentives and improve project outcomes.

Through case studies and simulations, you will practice facilitating early stakeholder engagement, establishing shared project goals, and leveraging common data environments (CDEs) for real-time information exchange. The course also covers the legal and ethical considerations unique to IPD, including multi-party agreements and integrated liability models.

Who takes this course

This course is available to students in the Architectural Technology program.

Credits: 3 · Hours: 45

Prerequisites

• ARCH 3340 Retrofit and Renovation
• ARCH 3290 Professional Practice Ethics

Learning outcomes

• Apply integrated project delivery (IPD) principles to multidisciplinary design and construction challenges.
• Facilitate collaborative decision-making among architects, engineers, contractors, and clients.
• Develop and manage shared project goals, risk-sharing agreements, and mutual liability frameworks.
• Utilize common data environments (CDE) and building information modelling (BIM) to coordinate project information.
• Evaluate the financial and operational performance of IPD projects compared to traditional delivery methods.
• Identify legal and contractual barriers to IPD and propose strategies for their mitigation.

Evaluation