The AEC (Architecture-Engineering-Construction) Global Teamwork Project is a unique learning experience hosted by the Project Based Learning Laboratory (PBL lab) at Stanford University that focuses on cross-discplinary, globally distributed, project-based teamwork. It brings together students, faculty and industry practitioners from five disciplines – architecture (A), structural engineering (SE), mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) building systems engineering, construction management (CM) and life cycle financial management (LCFM).During the project, students will work in a multi-discplinary team in collaboration with students from different universities all over the world. These AEC teams exercise their domain knowledge and information technologies in a multidisciplinary context focusing on the design and construction concept development phase of a comprehensive building project.Management students can participate as the role of life cycle financial manager, being responsible for the life cycle cost analysis and the risk management of the project.The AEC Global Teamwork Project is divided into two phases:In the Concept Development students will work with sketches, conceptual 3D Integrated BIM models, and back-of-the-envelope calculations. With the usage of technologies like VR, students will explore alternative solutions and learn to evaluate them using a decision matrix approach. In collaboration with a team of clients, they will determine a solution which will be developed in depth in the next phase.During the Project Development, each AEC Team continues their project activity focusing on the most challenging concept developed on the first phase of the project and chosen jointly with their clients. In this phase the teams will perform multi-disciplinary modeling and performance evaluation. The 3D model will be further detailed and finally turned into a 4D / nD model. The life cycle financial managers will perform in depth life cycle cost analysis and risk analysis.Learning outcomes:The student will learn how to engage and manage a multi-disciplinary, multicultural, and globally distributed team.The student will learn to work with a variety of technologies preparing them to be change agents in their professional careers.The student will deepen his / her understanding in financial modeling and life cycle cost analysis.Under the following link, you can access the project database containing last years projects.https://pbl.stanford.edu/AEC%20projects/projpage.htm