Architect's Essentials of Starting, Assessing and Transitioning a Design Firm

Architect's Essentials of Starting, Assessing and Transitioning a Design Firm
Author: Peter Piven
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 462
Release: 2008-03-21
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0470261064

Written by two leading experts in the field this essential volume offers a step-by-step guide to understanding and evaluating the goals, risks and the rewards of starting a firm. Covers the basics of firm organisation, personnel requirements, legal considerations, fee setting, marketing issues and the essentials of strategic and business plans Addresses how to get started including how to create your first business plan, evaluate initial needs and costs, create a budget and a produce a list of action items to get started This volume is practical, applied, concise, portable, affordable and user-friendly

Architect's Essentials of Starting, Assessing and Transitioning a Design Firm

Architect's Essentials of Starting, Assessing and Transitioning a Design Firm
Author: Peter Piven
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2003-11-20
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0471456551

Written by two leading experts in the field this essential volume offers a step-by-step guide to understanding and evaluating the goals, risks and the rewards of starting a firm. Covers the basics of firm organisation, personnel requirements, legal considerations, fee setting, marketing issues and the essentials of strategic and business plans Addresses how to get started including how to create your first business plan, evaluate initial needs and costs, create a budget and a produce a list of action items to get started This volume is practical, applied, concise, portable, affordable and user-friendly

Architect's Essentials of Ownership Transition

Architect's Essentials of Ownership Transition
Author: Peter Piven
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2002-03-05
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780471434818

The majority of architecture and design firms employ fewer than ten people. As with any small business, the owner/principal of these firms must make plans for all of the eventual transitions that will impact the practice and any or all of the people therein. This book in the Professional Practice Essentials Series offers comprehensive advice on the subject, specifically tailored to the practicing design professional. Here, a noted consultant who specializes in architecture firm management addresses a host of vital transition issues, including growth, expansion, management changes, internal transitions, mergers, acquisitions, liquidations, retirements, and much, much more.

Architect's Essentials of Professional Development

Architect's Essentials of Professional Development
Author: Jean R. Valence
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2003-08-19
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 047146452X

The architect's interest in continuing education has increased as a result of the national trend of state initiatives requiring continuing education for architect registration Architect's Essentials of Professional Development assists registered architects and architecture firms in designing their own professional development programme in the context of professional practice l Information on this subject is in high demand l Covers strategic planning, programme design and assessment while taking into consideration the culture of different design firms l Assessment worksheets and questionnaires allow readers to personalise their books while discovering and implementing their own professional development goals and strategies l Practical, applied, concise, affordable and user-friendly

The Business of Architecture

The Business of Architecture
Author: Kathy Denise Dixon
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 155
Release: 2017-12-22
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1317279069

The Business of Architecture is the essential guide to understanding the critical fundamentals to succeed as an architect. Written by successful architects for architects everywhere, this book shows the architecture industry from a corporate business perspective, refining the approach to architecture as a personal statement to one that must design and build within the confines of business and clients. The Business of Architecture will educate new and experienced architects alike with valuable insights about profit centers, the architect as developer, how to respond to requests for proposals, intellectual property, and much more.

The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice

The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice
Author: American Institute of Architects
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 1483
Release: 2011-09-26
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 111817416X

Architects must be proficient in a variety of business practices to contribute to, manage, or launch a successful firm. They are responsible for the same kind of legal, financial, marketing, management, and administrative activities as any other professional. Within these broad categories, however, there are many details, including professional standards and documents, that are unique to the profession of architecture.

The Architecture Student's Handbook of Professional Practice

The Architecture Student's Handbook of Professional Practice
Author: American Institute of Architects
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 1030
Release: 2011-09-26
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1118174216

Written by The American Institute of Architects, this is the definitive textbook on practice issues written specifically for architecture students. Specifically written for emerging architects, this is the first unabbreviated guide specifically for architecture students about to begin their careers. It is required reading in a professional practice course that architecture students must take within their final two years of school.

The Architect's Guide to Design-Build Services

The Architect's Guide to Design-Build Services
Author: The American Institute of Architects
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 450
Release: 2003-05-27
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0471472832

The definitive resource for designer-led projects The Architect's Guide to Design-Build Services offers authoritative knowledge and industry insight to architects considering entry into the burgeoning practice of design-build project delivery. Written by architects and other professionals with expertise in risk management, law, ethics, finance, and contracts, this instructive guide addresses the roles architects can assume during a design-build project, including leading the project, acting as subcontractor, and forming a joint venture with a contractor. Developed by the AIA Design-Build Professional Interest Area, this book offers the real-world expertise of thirty industry leaders from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, who share their experience and know-how on such topics as: Starting out in design-build Risks and rewards of design-build delivery Succeeding in a design-build practice Design-build education Essential practice information Ethics and licensing laws State laws regulating both architects and contractors are summarized to help busy firms bring design-build projects through to successful completion in a variety of jurisdictions. The Architect's Guide to Design-Build Services is the most complete, definitive resource for architects, contractors, and attorneys involved in designer-led projects.

Starting an Architecture Firm

Starting an Architecture Firm
Author: Timothy Ung
Publisher:
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2018-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9781790608331

Starting an Architecture Firm is a beginner's guide for architects who are ready to start a practice. This eBook covers the essential information that an architect will need to start their business, manage the firm's finances, understand the basics of contracts, develop a brand, and develop relationships with clients.