For us the design process begins with a period of familiarization, a period of the aspirations of our clients and codifying their specific goals. The summation of this will provide the basis for a critical appraisal of the final result. Sometimes clients feel that it is their responsibility to develop a building program before commencing work with an architect. However, it has been our experience that the building program contains in it numerous design decisions not necessarily understood as such. The architect brings to the programming discussion the ability to anticipate the physical implications of certain conceptual notions of how a facility is to function. Conversely certain functional considerations may only arise as one addresses the physical opportunities and constraints of a given site. To calibrate the client’s needs and desires with the project budget is a critical undertaking that must be carried out and understood jointly.