Building architecture has become wasteful both in its process and product due to expectations, techniques, and requirements associated with designing and constructing architecture in modern times. This current process of architecture limits innovation and promotes ineffectiveness by segregating responsibilities while conforming to conventions.
The problem calls for rethinking the approach to building where accountability moves to the forefront when assessing the project team as well as the design and construction strategies. The many components of architecture that combine to make up the whole need to be analyzed to determine their value and suitability for the intended use.
The development of a lean architectural method will enhance the value of the final product by implementing control into the process that will yield improvements in the areas of cost, time, quality, and aesthetic value. Demonstration that the elements of architecture should be questioned individually in the areas of quality, craft, budget, schedule, and value in order to create modern enclosures that are effective, adaptable, and efficient compared to the traditional way of thinking about building.