Architect's Essentials of Winning Proposals

Architect's Essentials of Winning Proposals
Author: Frank A. Stasiowski
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2003-10-21
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0471450448

The Architect's Essentials of Professional Practice Series provides substantive information on the business of architecture and its affiliated professions to maintain and improve the quality of the professional and business environment. Architects and designers are usually required to prepare and submit proposals in order to secure new business and the success of these proposals has a direct impact on the success or failure of any given firm. Architectural firms spend an average of £'000s preparing proposals. This guide offers full coverage of how to create a proposal that will get the job Looks at how to personalise proposals as well as effectively targetting it to maximise success rates

Architect's Essentials of Winning Proposals

Architect's Essentials of Winning Proposals
Author: Frank A. Stasiowski
Publisher: Wiley
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003-05-16
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780471272410

The Architect's Essentials of Professional Practice Series provides substantive information on the business of architecture and its affiliated professions to maintain and improve the quality of the professional and business environment. Architects and designers are usually required to prepare and submit proposals in order to secure new business and the success of these proposals has a direct impact on the success or failure of any given firm. Architectural firms spend an average of £'000s preparing proposals. This guide offers full coverage of how to create a proposal that will get the job Looks at how to personalise proposals as well as effectively targetting it to maximise success rates

Architect's Essentials of Negotiation

Architect's Essentials of Negotiation
Author: Ava J. Abramowitz
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2009-03-16
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0470426888

"Where do you turn if you are an architect or student wanting to deepen those skill sets that will make you a more successful professional? Well, taking a look at Ava Abramowitz's new book, "The Architect's Essentials of Negotiation" will be a step in the right direction." —Robert Greenstreet, Dean, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee School of Architecture and Urban Planning This is an essential guide for architects and their clients and consultants who need professional advice on negotiations, from design development to agreements and fees. Contractors will want to read it, too, especially if they are involved with Integrated Project Delivery. This new edition offers updated insights related to negotiation, with references to the AIA Contract Documents, communication, collaboration, and handling disputes, change, and claims.

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 Marketing

Architect's Essentials of Marketing
Author: David Koren
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2005
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

Easy access to crucial marketing information for design professionals Find the concise, practical business information you need right now in the Architect’s Essentials of Professional Practice Series. These authoritative guides quickly make you an instant expert on the best business practices crucial for success in today’s design and construction professions. Each portable, affordable, user-friendly volume gives you: Authoritative advice from leading national figures Flip-and-find access to critical business information Bulleted lists and callout boxes for quick reference Clear, insightful explanations of complex business topics For design firms that want to take control of their marketing plans and increase business, Architect’s Essentials of Marketing is the single-source guide with all the answers. Through concise, step-by-step instructions, it illuminates all aspects of creating a winning marketing strategy and covers how to leverage a variety of marketing tools and resources. Valuable, real-world guidance from an industry-leading marketing professional addresses how to manage the business development cycle to acquire clients and build your business. Packed with field-tested tips and techniques that can be implemented right away, Architect’s Essentials of Marketing is an essential go-to guide for architects, landscape architects, urban designers, and interior designers.

Architect's Essentials of Presentation Skills

Architect's Essentials of Presentation Skills
Author: David Greusel
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2002-08-09
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780471176756

Covers all aspects of making a presentation, from preparation to delivery Provides the tools to succeed in your next project interview Presents guidelines for capturing an audience and creating a "stage presence" Easy access to crucial business information for design professionals Find the concise, practical business information you need right now in the Architect's Essentials of Professional Practice Series. These authoritative guides quickly make you an instant expert on the best business practices crucial for success in today's design and construction professions. Each portable, affordable, user-friendly volume gives you: Authoritative advice from leading national figures Flip-and-find access to critical business topics Bulleted lists and callout boxes for quick reference Clear, insightful explanations of complex business topics Architect's Essentials of Presentation Skills provides invaluable techniques and tools for giving effective design and marketing presentations. Whether presenting yourself, your firm, or your work, this book includes step-by-step instructions for planning, preparing, and delivering quality presentations, as well as tips, tricks, and shortcuts. Learn how to make the most of your limited presentation time, engage a skeptical audience and prevent boredom, overcome tension, create a "stage presence," manage multiple presenters, choose the best visual aids, and much more. Written by a leading expert in the field, Architect's Essentials of Presentation Skills is an indispensable guide for architects, landscape architects, interior designers, and students of these professions.

Architect's Essentials of Cost Management

Architect's Essentials of Cost Management
Author: Michael D. Dell'Isola
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2002-11-22
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0471294322

Written by a cost-control expert with more than thirty years of design and building expertise, this volume in the Professional Practice Essentials Series gives you practical, user-friendly guidance on how to better manager costs through all phases of a project. Dell'Isola first explains the basics of cost management-from estimating costs during the design phase to managing costs during construction and even after occupancy. He then covers all of the tools and techniques available to architects/designers and explains how best to use them. A number of useful case studies clearly show how the author's principles work in real-life situations.