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Without project owners there are no projects. Every construction project starts with an owner who has a need for new, improved, or expanded facilities to serve their purpose. The purpose might be personal, such as a growing family that requires a bigger home with an additional bedroom or two. Or the purpose might be associated with a business endeavor that requires a manufacturing facility or an office complex. Then again, the purpose might be directed at serving the public such as the construction of a new railway station or a new high school. Whatever the purpose, the owner's needs must be articulated and defined in terms of the project values discussed in the previous section along with a description of the various architectural requirements and features necessary to meet those needs. Although this task, referred to as architectural programming, is the owner's responsibility, the owner often solicits the services of architects or other programming specialists to collect end-user information and conduct the research needed to develop it. The architectural program establishes the parameters for the design of the project and ultimately sets the stage for developing the scope of work that the contractor will be responsible for delivering.