Project value as practice: Interactive valuation practices in architectural design projects

In project research, value has been conceptualized either as something subjective in peoples’ minds or an objective reality. However, practice, actors encounter, express, and negotiate both subjectively (e.g., ideals beliefs) objectively the price) depending on evolving circumstances of real-life situations. To capture phenomenon from actors’ perspective, we adopt a projects-as-practice approach value, which puts emphasis activity, process practice valuation rather than itself. This suggests that must be understood with focus practices, through various express what they evaluate alternative ways proceeding tasks hand. Using practice-level interaction data three projects architectural reveal nexuses interrelated practices distinct practical rationalities, considerations manifest themselves get resolved different ways. We argue these combined create ongoing reconciliation observed enact basis. discuss how cross-cutting issues relational constitution temporality well power relationships configure rationality thus determining enacted value. Our study complements existing research by establishing highlighting constitution, temporality, key for phenomenon.