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The definitive guide to architectural practice
Business, legal, and technical trends in architecture are constantly changing. The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice has offered firms the latest guidance on those trends since 1920.
The Fifteenth Edition of this indispensable guide features nearly two-thirds new content and covers all aspects of contemporary practice, including updated material on:
The Fifteenth Edition of The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice includes access to a website that contains samples of all AIA Contract Documents (in PDF format for Mac and PC computers). With comprehensive coverage of contemporary practices in architecture, as well as the latest developments and trends in the industry, The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice continues to be the essential reference for every architect who must meet the challenges of today's marketplace with insight and confidence.
The American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Since 1857, the AIA has represented the professional interests of America's architects. As AIA members, over 80,000 licensed architects, emerging professionals, and allied partners express their commitment to excellence in design and livability in our nation's buildings and communities. Members adhere to a code of ethics and professional conduct that assures the client, the public, and colleagues of an AIA-member architect's dedication to the highest standards in professional practice.
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PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ABOUT THE HANDBOOK
PART I: THE PROFESSION
CHAPTER 1: Ethics, and Professional Conduct
1.1 AIA Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct Overview
1.2 Ethics and Architectural Practice
1.3 Design Beyond Ethics
CHAPTER 2: Diversity and Demographics
2.1 Diversity and Practice Management
2.2 Demographics of Practice: 2012 AIA Firm Survey
CHAPTER 3: Career Development
3.1 Regulation of Professional Practice
3.2 Intern Development
3.3 The Career Paths of an Architect
3.4 AIA Continuing Education System
3.5 Participating in Professional Organizations
3.6 Participating in Architectural Education
CHAPTER 4: Public Interest Design
4.1 Socially Responsible Design Overview
4.2 The Role of Architects in Disaster Response and Recovery
4.3 Architects in the Non-Profit Sector
4.4 Public Service & Community Involvement
PART II: FIRM MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 5: Organizational Development
5.1 Architects and the Law
5.2 Entrepreneurial Practice: Starting an Architecture Firm
5.3 Strategic Planning for the Design Firm
5.4 Firm Growth and Development
5.5 Leader Effectiveness
5.6 Ownership Transitions
5.7 Small Firm Collaboration
5.8 Practicing in a Global Market
5.9 Developing and Managing Multi-office Firms
5.10 Office Administration
5.11 Knowledge Management
5.12 Information Management and Services
CHAPTER 6: Marketing and Business Development
6.1 Marketing Architectural Services
6.2 Developing Marketing Strategy
6.3 Public Relations and Communications
6.4 Networking and Business Development
6.5 Qualifications, Proposals and Interviews
CHAPTER 7: Financial Management
7.1 Navigating Economic Cycles
7.2 Financial Management Overview
7.3 Financial Management Systems
7.4 Developing Annual Budgets and Profit Planning
CHAPTER 8: Human Resources
8.1 Human Resource Management Overview
8.2 Compensation Strategy and Philosophy
8.3 Recruiting and Hiring: Strategies and Methodology
8.4 Professional Development and Mentoring
PART III: PROJECT DELIVERY
CHAPTER 9. Design Project Delivery
9.1 Project Delivery Methods
9.2 The Architect’s Role in Construction Manager-Constructor Project Delivery
9.3 Integrated Project Delivery Overview
9.4 Contractor-led design-build
9.5 Architect-led Design Build
9.6 Architect Developer
9.7 Emerging Issues in Project Delivery
CHAPTER 10. Design Project Management
10.1 Managing Architectural Projects
10.2 Project Teams
10.3 Project Budgets, Work Planning, and Monitoring
10.4 Project Management with Building Information Modeling Processes
10.5 Design Phases
10.6 Construction Drawings
10.7 Construction Specification
10.8 Bidding and Negotiation
10.9 Construction Phase services
10.10 Project Completion and Post-Construction Services
CHAPTER 11: Technology in Practice
11.1 Technology in Practice Overview
11.2 Technology in Project Delivery
11.3 Small Firms, Small Projects, and Building Information Modeling
11.4 Collaborative Technologies
11.5 Technology Management
11.6 Emerging Technology in Practice
CHAPTER 12: Quality Management
12.1 Origins and Development of Quality Management
12.2 Quality Management in Schematic Design
12.3 Checklists
12.4 Quality Management in Construction Procurement, Construction Phase Services and Post-Construction
CHAPTER 13: Building Codes, Standards and Regulations
13.1 Building Codes and Standards
13.2 Planning and Zoning
CHAPTER 14: Research in Practice
14.1 Research in Practice
14.2 Research Methods
14.3 Research and Practice
14.4 Evidence-based Design
PART IV: CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS
CHAPTER 15. Project Definition
15.1 Defining Scope of Project Services
15.2 Services and Compensation
15.3 Negotiating Agreement
CHAPTER 16: Risk Management
16.1 Risk Management Strategies
16.2 Insurance Coverage: Business and Professional Liability
16.3 Risk and Emerging Practice
16.4 Dispute Management and Resolution
CHAPTER 17. Agreements and AIA Document Program
17.1 Agreements with Owners
17.2 Project Team Agreements
17.3 Owner-Generated Agreements
17.4 Construction Contracts
17.5 AIA Documents Program
APPENDIX A: Allied Professional Organizations
APPENDIX B: Glossary
INDEX
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