The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice is a definitive guide to architectural practice.

Included with the book are 2 CDs, one containing the text of the book, the other containing AIA contract documents.

Features:

• In-depth new material on sustainable design, manageing multiple offices, lifelong learning, mentoring, and team building
• Major revised content on programming, project management, construction contract administration, risk management, and ethics
• Coverage of small firm considerations as well as emerging issues such as integrated practice and integrated project delivery
• Useful appendices with lists of related organizations, copies of the 2007 A201 general conditions and B101 owner-architect agreement, and a useful expanded glossary

Contents

Part 1: The Profession

1. Professional Life
   • Ethics and Professional Conduct
   • AIA Code of Ethics
   • Participating in Professional Organizations
   • Public Service and Community Outreach
   • The Architect in the Political Process
   • Participating in Architecture Education

2. Legal Dimensions of Practice
   • Architects and the Law
   • Copyright Law for Architects
   • The Architect as Expert Witness
   • Regulation of Professional Practice
   • Mandatory Continuing Education

3. Professional Development
   • Lifelong Learning
   • Mentoring

Part 2: The Firm

4. Firm Development.
   • Starting an Architecture Firm
   • Firm Legal Structure
   • Strategic Planning for the Design Firm
   • Firm Identity and Expertise
   • Establishing a Niche Practice
   • Team Building
   • Firm Peer Review
   • Alliances
   • Practicing in a Global Market
   • Ownership Transition

5. Marketing and Public Relations
   • Marketing Planning and Strategy
   • Seeking the Project
   • Proposal Development
   • The Project Interview
   • Public Relations

6. Client Relations
   • How Clients Select Architects
   • Communicating with Clients
   • Building Client Relationships

7. Human Resources
   • The Human Resources Function
   • Legal Requirements of Employers
   • Recruiting and Hiring
   • Staffing Alternatives
   • New Employee Orientation
   • Developing and Using Job Descriptions
   • Compensation and Benefits
   • Staff Development and Retention
   • Developing Leadership Skills
   • Resignation, Termination, and Staff Reduction

8. Financial Management
   • Financial Planning
   • Financial Management Systems
   • Computerized Financial Systems
   • Maintaining Financial Health
   • Acquiring Capital

9. Risk Management
   • Risk Management Strategies
   • Risk Assessment Matrixes
   • Insurance Coverage
   • Dispute Avoidance
   • Dispute Resolution Methods

10. Firm Operations
    • Office Administration
    • Computer Technology in Practice
    • Information Management
    • Developing and Managing Multiple Offices
    • Retaining and Archiving Records

Part 3: The Project

11. Project Definition.
    • Defining Project Services
    • Compensation for Services
    • Negotiating Agreement
    • Project Delivery Methods
    • Construction Management
    • Design-Build

12. Project Delivery
    • Programming
    • Design Phases
    • Construction Documentation
    • U.S. National CAD Standard
    • AIA MASTERSPEC
    • Construction Procurement
    • Construction Contract Administration
    • Project Closeouts
    • Sustainable Design
    • Environmentally Preferable Product Selection
    • Research Methods for Architects
    • Digital Architectural Survey Technologies
    • Value Analysis
    • Life-Cycle Costing

13. Project Management
    • The Effective Project Manager
    • Managing Architectural Projects
    • Project Controls
    • Project Scheduling
    • Managing Fast-Track Projects
    • Construction Cost Management

14. Quality Management
    • Quality Management in Practice
    • Maintaining Design Quality

15. Building Codes and Regulations
    • Community Planning Controls
    • Building Codes and Standards
    • The International Building Code

Part 4: Contracts and Agareements

16. Types of Agreements
    • Agreements with Owners
    • Owner Generated Agreements
    • Project Design Team Agreements
    • Joint Venture Agreements
    • Construction Contracts

17. AIA Documents
    • The AIA Documents Program
    • AIA Documents Finder

Appendices

• Professional and Allied Organizations
• State Registration Boards
• Schools of Architecture
• AIA Documents A201-2007 & B101-2007
• Glossary

Index

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