EP 352 | Winning at Project Management with Alexandra Crevier

November 28, 2023

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Is there an ideal balance for the design professional; a median point that relies equally on creativity and process? In this episode, Alexandra Crevier shares her experience melding a background in civil engineering and construction management with the somewhat less rigid world of residential design. 

In this episode we learn:

  • educate yourself with books, YouTube, podcasts—never stop learning
  • when implementing a design, theory doesn’t cut it, pick up the phone and ask your contractor for help
  • bring formal process to the residential construction world
  • clients love to see you managing the project with process
  • host a post-mortem for every project and don’t forget to include your trades who will have valuable insight as well
  • professional doesn’t have to mean boring, it’s ok to have fun with clients
  • saying yes to everything is the number one mistake

 

DESIGN INTERVENTION

Get curious on your jobsites. Ask LOTS of questions. Your trades will be happy to teach you more about what they do and everything you learn helps the next project and the next.

About Alexandra Crevier

Alexandra is the owner and lead designer at Studio Crevier, a design firm located in Montreal. She graduated in Civil Engineering and has been in construction management for over 12 years, working in Paris, Vancouver, and Montreal. In 2018, Alexandra was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer and had to undergo radiation. She used this time to go back to school, which lead her to start her own design business, initially out of a spare bedroom. Two years later, Alexandra has a 5-person firm and studio.

www.studiocrevier.com

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