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 Contract Negotiation

Architect's Essentials of Contract Negotiation
Author: Ava J. Abramowitz
Publisher: Wiley
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2002
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

This volume offers accessible, practical coverage of contract negotiations essential to expansion, retirement, new management, internal transitions, mergers and more.

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 Contract Negotiation

Architect's Essentials of Contract Negotiation
Author: Ava J. Abramowitz
Publisher: Wiley
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002-04-09
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780471443650

For architects, negotiation is explicit in every aspect of practice, just as it is implicit in every aspect of design. And now you can develop or refine the negotiation skills you need with the help of this concise, easy-to-follow guide. Written by an acknowledged expert in the field, this volume in the Professional Practice Series offers accessible, practical coverage of contract negotiation essentials related to growth, expansion, new management, internal transitions, mergers, acquisitions, liquidations, retirement, and more. Also, like all the books in this series, the information you'll find here is expressly tailored to the needs of the design professional.

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.

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: Wiley
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003-04-21
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780471234814

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 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

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