Designers for buildings and other built assets (UK)
In the first instance, designers are likely to be members of the consultant team appointed by the client. Typically, this will include: architects, structural engineers, services engineers.
However, the increasing complexity of building design means that there is an ever greater need for further specialist design input. Specialist designers input can be obtained from:
Contractors or suppliers appointed in the first instance to carry out design and subsequently to carry out the works on site or to supply the goods or services.
Consultants appointed by the client to carry out design and then monitor works on site (these may be sub-consultants to an existing member of the consultant team). Additional design consultants might include: acoustic consultant, ecologist, environmental consultant, facilities management consultant, fire engineering consultant, health and safety consultant, inclusive design (access) consultant, interior designer, information and communications technology consultant, landscape consultant, lighting designer, masterplanner, public health consultant, security consultant, transport / traffic engineer.