Architect’s Guide to Design-Build Services

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, The Architect’s Guide to Design-Build Services 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:
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.

• 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

This is a reference every architect needs in his bookshelf!