Abstract
There is no comprehensive understanding of the problems that may impact the performance of the different actors that participate in the design of construction projects. In the absence of clarity about the problems and challenges that may impact the interactions, it is not possible to propose action plans to optimize the performance of the design teams. Therefore, this study proposes to identify the main problems and challenges in the interactions of design teams in building projects. A mixed review method is used to integrate bibliometric reviews, systematic reviews, and social network analysis to build a complete picture of the reviewed topic while highlighting certain key areas to ensure in-depth research. To achieve the objective of this work, the research was divided into three stages: (1) study of interactions in design teams; (2) identification of problems in design team interactions; and (3) study of problems in design team interactions. Through this study, four current major trends of research were identified: (1) Collaboration and BIM; (2) Design teams in the construction industry; (3) Design management; and (4) Collaborative design methodologies and processes. In addition, the most relevant problems or challenges within design team interactions arise in communication, collaboration, coordination, trust, and role identification.
Highlights
The architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry is a complex and dynamic business since there are different actors involved in construction projects that are aiming to meet their objectives with diverse interests and relationships [1]
Preliminary assumptions can be learned that relevant research on interactions in design teams and the problems that impact them have remained relatively constant from 2010 to date
It is not possible to identify any growth trend or any growing interest in the research area, it is possible to conclude that since 2010 there has been a steady development of relevant research about design team interactions
Summary
The architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry is a complex and dynamic business since there are different actors involved in construction projects that are aiming to meet their objectives with diverse interests and relationships [1]. A deficient interaction in the work teams of the AEC industry can result in poor performance, both in the realization of each of its stages (design, construction, maintenance, operation, and deconstruction) and at a global level in the project life cycle [9]. In order to deliver successful construction projects, the design process requires collaboration among multidisciplinary teams [10], in which the design team participants must have high levels of interaction [11]. The latter is generated through communication, coordination, and collaboration among the participants [12]
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