Capital Project Planning

AEA believes that buildings are a means to an end. As such, they should be judged by how successfully they further the project’s mission, activities and strategic goals. Strategic clarity is therefore essential. We work with clients to ensure alignment between mission, program, and facilities on the one hand, and the resources necessary to support and sustain them on the other.

We emphasize:

• Defining clearly the project’s strategic, civic and cultural objectives;
• Giving careful consideration to programmatic goals;
• Establishing a clear financial framework, both capital and operating;
• Outlining a clear implementation plan; and
• Managing carefully the marketing and strategic positioning of the project.

AEA has extensive expertise in helping to plan and execute successful capital projects, both in developing new buildings and renovating or expanding existing facilities. We are experienced in assembling and managing multidisciplinary planning teams comprising theater consultants, acousticians, exhibition designers and brief writers with particular expertise in the planning of cultural projects.

Our services include:

Some of our capital project planning clients include:

	The National Gallery London		Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Boston
	Benjamin Franklin Museum Philadelphia		Regione Piemonte, Italy, and UNESCO, Paris
	Innova Project Management Baku, Azerbaijan		Hudson Yards Development Corporation New York
	Henderson Land Development Company Hong Kong		New York City Opera New York

For more on AEA’s approach to capital project planning, please read the article Building Success by Adrian Ellis.