Melissa Lee discusses why the greatest threat to successful commercial interior design may not be a lack of creativity, but poor project planning. This episode explores how building codes, permitting, contractor coordination, and early decision-making influence budgets, schedules, and long-term project success, placing her views alongside independent research and industry guidance.

Interview Sources

• Inspirery interview with Melissa Lee

Independent Sources

• National Institute of Building Sciences — Design for Modular Construction: An Introduction for Architects
• U.S. General Services Administration — Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings
• U.S. General Services Administration — Space Reconfiguration, Renovation, and Construction
• International Code Council — How Building Codes Inform Architectural Design