Workflow consists of 10-12 detailed precedent studies of recently constructed buildings across a variety of scales from diverse locations around the world. The course coordinator will interview the project managers and consultants of the various buildings to collect documentation of the construction process as well as any coordination anecdotes. This information will be standardized through statistical and graphical analysis to clearly demonstrate the variables in cost, scale, scope, type, trades involved, local codes and conditions, etc.For the purposes of teaching, the course is distinguished by its connection to the real work experience of the project manager. Implicit in this focus on project management is the understanding that students will not likely own their own practice upon graduation but should be pursuing the mid-level role of the project manager as the next step in their career in architecture. Thus the class not only provides new and in-depth information about high profile building projects, but also identifies a "role model" for the students in the person of the individual project manager. For my own purposes as a teacher, development of this course is the culmination of years of professional experience in New York and China. By making use of the contacts that I made in the years before teaching, and formalizing the embedded information of their and my experiences into a packaged form, the work would effectively bridge the gap between my experience in practice and my ambitions in teaching.