Architects Pocket Book of Modern Management and Practice

Auteur

Ben Vickery is an architect with more than 35 years' experience in architecture as a practice principal and as a designer and manager of projects, including high-profile major buildings in England and around the world. He runs his own practice, Vickery Hyett Sports Architecture, alongside which he teaches management at the University of Hertfordshire school of architecture.

Résumé
This book is an easily digestible guide to the knowledge needed to establish and run an architectural practice. It is of particular interest to those starting out in the profession and to students, whilst also being useful to architects more widely who need succinct information to assist them in the daily management of their work.

Contenu

Part 1: Introduction to the construction industry and the architectural profession 1. Introduction 2. The Construction Industry 3. The Architectural Profession Part 2: Practice management 4. Setting up a practice 5. Marketing and Business Development 6. People management 7. Finances 8. Environmental sustainability Part 3: Project management 9. Project delivery 10. Planning 11. Building Control and CDM 12. Building contracts 13. Quality Assurance 14. Computing