The Architect's Handbook of
Professional Practice has been a definitive guide to architectural practice for
almost a century. Now this student edition, which has been carefully adapted
from the Thirteenth Edition of the Handbook, gives students vital access to the
cutting edge of the profession–with essential information on how architects
are managing the change from product-based practices to those that are
knowledge-based and service-oriented.
Reviewed by a group of leading architectural educators, this edition distills
material from the professional edition to provide a compact and convenient
reference for students. In addition, it contains an overview of the
architectural profession and the NCARB Intern Development Program guidelines.
Addressing the growing importance of the client as a key participant in the
practice equation, this student edition features a new section devoted to
clients and client-architect relationships. Subsequent sections on business,
delivery, and services offer a wealth of crucial "redefinition"
knowledge and tools used to design, build, and maintain a successful practice
–from business planning and project management to the development of expanded,
added-value services. Also included are electronic samples of the AIA contract
documents (more than 75 in all) on a companion CD-ROM.
Bringing together the experience of experts from architecture as well as law,
business, and other professions, the student edition of The Architect's Handbook
of Professional Practice is an important resource to help prepare students for
high-quality professional practice. In a convenient book/CD-ROM format, it
offers tomorrow's architects the information they will need to meet the changing
demands of the marketplace with insight and confidence. 624 pp.
The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice, 13th Edition-Student Edition - Table of Contents:
- AIA Documents on CD-ROM
- Preface to the Student Edition
- Foreword to the Professional Edition
- An Overview of the Handbook
- Architecture as a Profession
- Intern Development Program Guidelines
- Practice in Transition
- PART 1: CLIENT
- Understanding Clients
- Clients and Change
- How Clients Choose Architects
- Working With Clients
- PART 2: BUSINESS
- Firm Planning
- Marketing and Outreach
- Financial Operations
- Human Resources
- PART 3: DELIVERY
- Delivery Methods and Compensation
- Contracts and Agreements
- Risk Management
- Technology and Information Systems
- Project Management
- Regulation
- PART 4: SERVICES
- Defining Services
- Planning-Predesign Services
- Design-Construction Services
- Operation -- Maintenance Services
- PART 5: RESOURCES
- Appendix A: Sources
- Appendix B: Definitions
- Appendix C: Documents Finder
- Index
The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice, 13th Edition-Student Edition
