Professional practice 101 : business strategies and case studies in architecture /: business strategies and case studies in architecture. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Andrew Pressman.
• Authors: Pressman, Andy
• Contents: CHAPTER 1 ARCHITECTURE: ONE OF THE GREAT PROFESSIONS What it means to be a professional, or the courage to be a misfit Linking design and practice Education, experience, and examination Designing your career Navigating the path to licensure and beyond Notes CHAPTER 2 ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES Why bother with ethics? Code, schmode Ethical dilemmas Postscript on ethical behavior Pro bono work and community engagement Responsibilities to the natural and built environments Notes CHAPTER 3 DESIGN FIRMS Design firm typologies Firm culture Emerging technologies for emerging professionals Entrepreneurial business models The role of research in practice Leadership, mentorship, and succession Notes CHAPTER 4 MANAGEMENT: FINANCIAL, PROJECT, AND TIME Essential strategic finance Project management Designing your time Notes CHAPTER 5 PROJECT DELIVERY STRATEGIES Primer on delivery methods Note on integrated project delivery Leveraging virtual design and construction Success strategies in design–build partnerships Notes CHAPTER 6 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Principles of rainmaking to grow a practice Ten rules of marketing Guidelines for outstanding oral presentations Selling architectural services Building prose for building pros Marketing one’s self: portfolio strategies Notes CHAPTER 7 LEGAL ISSUES Business structures for design professionals Building codes, ordinances, and regulations Meeting the minimums and missing the point Contract, tort, and employment law fundamentals AIA contract documents Legal liability basics and risk management Negotiating strategies and consensus building Notes Index
• Edition: Third edition
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white, and colour)
• Subjects: 720.68; Architectural practice -- Management; Architectural firms -- Management
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351377881; 9781351377898; 9781315147031
• Related ISBNs: 9781138506879; 9781138506886
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