Lynn: $100M building projects now require 1,000 drawings versus 150 previously
Greg Lynn · a16z Podcast | Construction Under Tech -- Info Flows · Jan 2, 2019 · at 12:26
Architect Greg Lynn compares historical blueprint document counts for $100 million construction projects with modern projects.
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“It used to be a 150 drawing set for a hundred million dollar building was kind of a lot. And now you would expect a thousand drawings.”
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