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The Architect's Guide to Small Firm Management

Author : Rena M. Klein
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470466480
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Architect's Guide to Small Firm Management written by Rena M. Klein and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-05-24 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive guide to management success for sole practitioners and leaders of small design firms Owning and operating a small architectural design firm can be challenging, with tight project deadlines, on-the-fly meetings, rush proposals, and fluctuating workloads as part of the firm’s day-to-day activities. To help small firm owners cope with the chaos and prepare for the unexpected, here is The Architect’s Guide to Small Firm Management, a no-nonsense guide to repurposing daily demands into workable, goal-directed solutions. Crucial topics such as self-aware leadership, people management, technology, financial health, scenario planning, sustainable practice, and future trends are examined using real-life case studies and business model paradigms. This definitive text explores the whole system experience of a small firm practice to deliver organizational strategies proven to keep a firm’s creative mission on a steady, productive path. The Architect’s Guide to Small Firm Management addresses how small firm owners can: Deal effectively with unexpected circumstances and shifting work requirements Meet the demands of the marketplace while creating a satisfying workplace Set and achieve goals in an environment of constant change This book is a must-have for those facing the often harsh reality of managing small design firms in a difficult and changing economy. Entrepreneurial architects and designers will discover how to define their own personal and professional meanings of success, as well as how to refocus their business approach to replace long, unrewarding hours with manageable, satisfying ones.

The Architect's Guide to Running a Practice

Author : David Littlefield
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136359656
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (363 download)

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Download or read book The Architect's Guide to Running a Practice written by David Littlefield and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-05-31 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is your essential one stop shop for information on starting and running a practice. Case studies and advice from practitioners, big and small, run alongside outlines of all the key topics, to give you an insight into the problems and challenges others have faced when setting up a design business. Accessible and informative, this handbook is the ideal first point of reference when starting a practice. Architects have many different reasons for setting up in practice; equally, there are many ways of running your own business. This handbook helps you consider whether or not you should set up on your own, examining issues such as financing, office space, recruitment, IT and workingo ut a business plan. Some architects want to stay small, while others have ambitions to grow into large businesses. Some grow big accidentally. And then there are those who pick and choose their work carefully, and even turn down undesirable contracts, while others will grab at everything possible. This book woudl explore these different models and illustrate how different kinds of practice develop into successful businesses. Importantly, the book will stress that these issues are crucial - you may be the best designer in the world, but unless your business is well managed you will fail. On the other hand, some successful architects spend a lot of time looking for new work and attending to management issues, rarely finding the time for design work. This book would illustrate how architects have struck a balance between these two extremes.

The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice

Author : Joseph A. Demkin
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9780471419693
Total Pages : 1040 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (196 download)

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Book Synopsis The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice by : Joseph A. Demkin

Download or read book The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice written by Joseph A. Demkin and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2001 with total page 1040 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CD-ROM contains: Samples of all AIA contract documents.

Project Management for Facility Constructions

Author : Alberto De Marco
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642170927
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (421 download)

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Book Synopsis Project Management for Facility Constructions by : Alberto De Marco

Download or read book Project Management for Facility Constructions written by Alberto De Marco and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-03-23 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes concepts, methods and practical techniques for managing projects to develop constructed facilities in the fields of oil & gas, power, infrastructure, architecture and the commercial building industries. It is addressed to a broad range of professionals willing to improve their management skills and designed to help newcomers to the engineering and construction industry understand how to apply project management to field practice. Also, it makes project management disciplines accessible to experts in technical areas of engineering and construction. In education, this text is suitable for undergraduate and graduate classes in architecture, engineering and construction management, as well as for specialist and professional courses in project management.

The Business of Architecture

Author : Kathy Denise Dixon
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317279069
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (172 download)

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Download or read book The Business of Architecture written by Kathy Denise Dixon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-12-22 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Business of Architecture is the essential guide to understanding the critical fundamentals to succeed as an architect. Written by successful architects for architects everywhere, this book shows the architecture industry from a corporate business perspective, refining the approach to architecture as a personal statement to one that must design and build within the confines of business and clients. The Business of Architecture will educate new and experienced architects alike with valuable insights about profit centers, the architect as developer, how to respond to requests for proposals, intellectual property, and much more.

Interior Design Management

Author : Christine M. Piotrowski
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9780471284314
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (843 download)

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Download or read book Interior Design Management written by Christine M. Piotrowski and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1992-11-11 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most interior designers who own - or plan to own - their own firms are at a disadvantage because they lack formal business training. This book provides them with essential information on accounting, financial analysis, revenue operation, contracts, personnel issues and more.

The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice

Author : American Institute of Architects
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118667131
Total Pages : 1184 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (186 download)

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Download or read book The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice written by American Institute of Architects and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 1184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive guide to architectural practice Business, legal, and technical trends in architecture areconstantly changing. The Architect's Handbook of ProfessionalPractice has offered firms the latest guidance on those trendssince 1920. The Fifteenth Edition of this indispensable guidefeatures nearly two-thirds new content and covers all aspects ofcontemporary practice, including updated material on: Small-firm practice, use of technologies such as BIM, andproject delivery methods, such as IPD and architect-leddesign-build Career development and licensure for emerging professionals andstate-mandated continuing education for established architects Business management topics, such as organizational development,marketing, finance, and human resources Research as an integrated aspect of architectural practice,featuring such topics as evidence-based design and research in asmall-firm context The Fifteenth Edition of The Architect's Handbook ofProfessional Practice includes access to a website thatcontains samples of all AIA Contract Documents (in PDF format forMac and PC computers). With comprehensive coverage of contemporarypractices in architecture, as well as the latest developments andtrends in the industry, The Architect's Handbook of ProfessionalPractice continues to be the essential reference for everyarchitect who must meet the challenges of today's marketplace withinsight and confidence.

Architect's Essentials of Starting, Assessing and Transitioning a Design Firm

Author : Peter Piven
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0471456551
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (714 download)

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Book Synopsis Architect's Essentials of Starting, Assessing and Transitioning a Design Firm by : Peter Piven

Download or read book Architect's Essentials of Starting, Assessing and Transitioning a Design Firm written by Peter Piven and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-11-20 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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

How To Win Work

Author : Jan Knikker
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000374254
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book How To Win Work written by Jan Knikker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-03-01 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You are a great designer, but no-one knows. Now what? This indispensable book, written by one of the most influential marketers in architecture, will demystify Public Relations and marketing for all architects, whether in large practices or practicing as sole practitioners. It bridges the distance between architects and marketing by giving practical tips, best practice and anecdotes from an author with 20 years’ experience in architecture marketing. It explains all aspects of PR and Business Development for architects: for example, how to write a good press release; how to make a fee proposal; how to prepare for a pitch. It gives examples of how others do it well, and the pitfalls to avoid. In addition, it discusses more general aspects which are linked to PR and BD, such as being a good employer, ethics for architects and the challenges when working abroad. Featuring vital insights from a wide variety of architects, from multinational practices to small offices, this book is an essential companion to any architectural office.

Architect's Essentials of Ownership Transition

Author : Peter Piven
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9780471434818
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book Architect's Essentials of Ownership Transition written by Peter Piven and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2002-03-05 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The majority of architecture and design firms employ fewer than ten people. As with any small business, the owner/principal of these firms must make plans for all of the eventual transitions that will impact the practice and any or all of the people therein. This book in the Professional Practice Essentials Series offers comprehensive advice on the subject, specifically tailored to the practicing design professional. Here, a noted consultant who specializes in architecture firm management addresses a host of vital transition issues, including growth, expansion, management changes, internal transitions, mergers, acquisitions, liquidations, retirements, and much, much more.

Designing a World-Class Architecture Firm

Author : Patrick MacLeamy
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119685303
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (196 download)

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Download or read book Designing a World-Class Architecture Firm written by Patrick MacLeamy and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers architects and creative services professionals exclusive insights and strategies for success from the former CEO of HOK. Designing a World Class Architecture Firm: The People, Stories and Strategies Behind HOK tells the history of one of the largest design firms in the world and draws lessons from it that can help other architects, interior designers, urban planners and creative services professionals grow bigger or better. Former HOK CEO Patrick MacLeamy shares the revolutionary strategies HOK’s founders deployed to create a brand-new type of architecture firm. He pulls no punches, revealing the triple crisis that almost bankrupted HOK and describes how any firm can survive and thrive. Designing a World Class Architecture Firm tells the inside story of many of HOK’s most iconic buildings, including the National Air and Space Museum, Moscone Convention Center, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the Houston Galleria and the reimagined LaGuardia Airport. Each chapter conveys lessons learned from HOK’s successes —and failures— including: The importance of diversifying to depression-and-recession-proof your firm The benefit of organizing your firm around specialized leaders and project types The difference between leading and managing your people The value of simple financial metrics to ensure your firm’s health and profitability The “run toward trouble” strategy which prevents problems from ballooning MacLeamy delivers his advice via inspirational stories such as how HOK survived when its home office in St. Louis went up in flames and humorous stories, like the time an HOK executive was mistaken for royalty on a trip to Saudi Arabia. In this tell-all guide, the driven architecture or design professional will find the tools needed to evolve or grow any firm.

Handbook of Construction Tolerances

Author : David Kent Ballast
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0471931519
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (719 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Construction Tolerances written by David Kent Ballast and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-03-16 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The comprehensive guide to construction tolerances, newly revised and updated How much may a steel frame be out of plumb? What are the expected variations of a precast concrete panel? What is required to successfully detail finish materials on masonry? Updating and expanding on its popular first edition, the Handbook of Construction Tolerances, Second Edition remains the only comprehensive reference to the thousands of industry standard tolerances for the manufacture, fabrication, and installation of construction materials and components-- including all-important accumulated dimensional variations. Covering new materials and techniques developed since the book was first published, the Second Edition of this easy-to-use reference features: * More than 100 drawings illustrating the tolerance concepts * New sections on measuring compliance with tolerance standards; right-of-way construction; autoclaved aerated concrete; tilt-up concrete panels; interior stone wall cladding; structural insulated panels; decorative architectural glass; laminated architectural flat glass and bent glass * New guidelines on how to incorporate tolerance requirements in drawings and specifications * New information on how to apply tolerance information during contract administration With the Handbook, architects, engineers, contractors, interior designers, lawyers, and others involved in the construction industry will be armed with the information they need to design and detail more accurately, write better specifications, establish normal practice and standards of care, supervise construction, settle worksite disputes, and save time and money at every stage of building.

Good Practice Guide

Author : Patrick Farrall
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000222152
Total Pages : 117 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Good Practice Guide written by Patrick Farrall and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-02-15 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Architects are finding the procurement landscape increasingly complex and competitive. This book shows practitioners the ways that fees are calculated, negotiated and managed. It will increase your understanding of the different fee-earning roles for architects, professional services contracts, how to calculate sustainable fee levels and improve negotiation skills. It also includes information on how to monitor and manage fees and the resources required to deliver projects, managing change in the scope of the project and related services, where to add value and to highlight risk areas that may impact on sustaining the business. Case studies explain good and bad practice to illustrate effective fee management, drawn from the authors’ direct experience as practitioners and investigating client complaints.

The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice

Author : David S. Haviland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1110 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice written by David S. Haviland and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 1110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

How Firms Succeed

Author : James P. Cramer
Publisher : Greenway Communications
ISBN 13 : 9780967547787
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (477 download)

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Download or read book How Firms Succeed written by James P. Cramer and published by Greenway Communications. This book was released on 2004 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hands-on guide to running any design-related business from a two-person graphics team to middle-management to CEOs of multi-national firms offering advice on specific problems and situations and providing insight into the art of inspirational management and strategic thinking.

Current Practices in Small Firm Management

Author : James R. Franklin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781879304017
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Current Practices in Small Firm Management written by James R. Franklin and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Solutions Architect's Handbook

Author : Saurabh Shrivastava
Publisher : Packt Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 183864783X
Total Pages : 475 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (386 download)

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Download or read book Solutions Architect's Handbook written by Saurabh Shrivastava and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2020-03-21 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From fundamentals and design patterns to the different strategies for creating secure and reliable architectures in AWS cloud, learn everything you need to become a successful solutions architect Key Features Create solutions and transform business requirements into technical architecture with this practical guide Understand various challenges that you might come across while refactoring or modernizing legacy applications Delve into security automation, DevOps, and validation of solution architecture Book DescriptionBecoming a solutions architect gives you the flexibility to work with cutting-edge technologies and define product strategies. This handbook takes you through the essential concepts, design principles and patterns, architectural considerations, and all the latest technology that you need to know to become a successful solutions architect. This book starts with a quick introduction to the fundamentals of solution architecture design principles and attributes that will assist you in understanding how solution architecture benefits software projects across enterprises. You'll learn what a cloud migration and application modernization framework looks like, and will use microservices, event-driven, cache-based, and serverless patterns to design robust architectures. You'll then explore the main pillars of architecture design, including performance, scalability, cost optimization, security, operational excellence, and DevOps. Additionally, you'll also learn advanced concepts relating to big data, machine learning, and the Internet of Things (IoT). Finally, you'll get to grips with the documentation of architecture design and the soft skills that are necessary to become a better solutions architect. By the end of this book, you'll have learned techniques to create an efficient architecture design that meets your business requirements.What you will learn Explore the various roles of a solutions architect and their involvement in the enterprise landscape Approach big data processing, machine learning, and IoT from an architect s perspective and understand how they fit into modern architecture Discover different solution architecture patterns such as event-driven and microservice patterns Find ways to keep yourself updated with new technologies and enhance your skills Modernize legacy applications with the help of cloud integration Get to grips with choosing an appropriate strategy to reduce cost Who this book is for This book is for software developers, system engineers, DevOps engineers, architects, and team leaders working in the information technology industry who aspire to become solutions architect professionals. A good understanding of the software development process and general programming experience with any language will be useful.