The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice, Student Edition, 13th Edition

by The American Institute of Architects

• ISBN13: 9780471176725
• ISBN10: 0471176729
• Edition: 13th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-12-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

DEFINING THE PRACTICE OF ARCHITECTURE FOR STUDENTSclient ? business ? delivery ? servicesThe Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice has been a definitive guide to architectural practice for almost a century. Now this student edition, which has been carefully adapted from the Thirteenth Edition of the Handbook, gives students vital access to the cutting edge of the profession-with essential information on how architects are managing the change from product-based practices to those that are knowledge-based and service-oriented.Reviewed by a group of leading architectural educators, this edition distills material from the professional edition to provide a compact and convenient reference for students. In addition, it contains an overview of the architectural profession and the NCARB Intern Development Program guidelines.Addressing the growing importance of the client as a key participant in the practice equation, this student edition features a new section devoted to clients and client-architect relationships. Subsequent sections on business, delivery, and services offer a wealth of crucial "redefinition" knowledge and tools used to design, build, and maintain a successful practice -from business planning and project management to the development of expanded, added-value services. Also included are electronic samples of the AIA contract documents (more than 75 in all) on a companion CD-ROM.Bringing together the experience of experts from architecture as well as law, business, and other professions, the student edition of The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice is an important resource to help prepare students for high-quality professional practice. In a convenient book/CD-ROM format, it offers tomorrow's architects the information they will need to meet the changing demands of the marketplace with insight and confidence.

Table of Contents

AIA Documents on CD-ROM	vii
Preface to the Student Edition	ix
Foreword to the Professional Edition	xi
An Overview of the Handbook	xiii
Architecture as a Profession	xix
Intern Development Program Guidelines	xxv
Practice in Transition	xxxvii
PART 1 CLINT
Understanding Clients
The Nature of the Client	3	(6)
Clients and Charge
Clients and the Forces of Change	9	(6)
How Clients Choose Architects
How Client Values Affect Architect Selection	15	(4)
Client Approaches to Architect Selection	19	(4)
Working with Clients
Focusing on Service	23	(10)
PART 2 BUSINESS
Firm Planning
Firm Identity and Expertise	33	(11)
Starting a Firm	44	(8)
Firm Legal Structure	52	(9)
Ownership Transition	61	(12)
Marketing and Outreach
Marketing Planning and Strategies	73	(12)
Seeking the Project	85	(12)
Public Service and Community Involvement	97	(6)
The Architect in the Political Process	100	(3)
Financial Operations
Financial Systems	103	(11)
Computerized Financial Systems	111	(3)
Financial Planning	114	(9)
Financial Health	123	(11)
Acquiring Capital	134	(7)
Human Resources
Managing People	141	(8)
Architects as Employers: Legal Requirements	147	(2)
Recruiting and Hiring	149	(13)
Compensation and Benefits	159	(3)
Termination, Layoff, and Performance Issues	162	(7)
PART 3 DELIVERY
Delivery Methods and Compensation
Project Delivery Options	169	(7)
Architeural Services and Compensation	176	(11)
Contracts and Agreements
Agreements with Clients	187	(14)
Responding to Client-Developed Contracts	198	(3)
Project Team Agreements	201	(10)
Joint Venture Agreements	209	(2)
Construction Agreements	211	(9)
The AIA Documents	220	(11)
Intellectual Property and the Architect	228	(3)
Risk Management
Risk Management Strategies	231	(12)
Insurance Coverage	243	(14)
Managing Disputes	257	(14)
Mediation	266	(1)
Arbitration	267	(1)
Litigation	268	(3)
Technology and Information Systems
Computer Technology in Architectural Practice	271	(3)
Using the Internet in Practice	274	(8)
Construction Documents Production	282	(25)
The U.S. National CAD Standard	304	(1)
AIA Masterspec	305	(2)
Project Management
Project Teams	307	(9)
Project Operations	316	(10)
Project Controls	326	(18)
Project Scheduling	339	(5)
Construction Cost Management	344	(17)
Life Cycle Cost Analysis	357	(2)
Value-Enhanced Design	359	(2)
Regulation
Legal Dimensions of Practice	361	(7)
Regulating Professional Practice	368	(4)
Community Planning Controls	372	(8)
Building Codes and Regulations	380	(17)
Working with a Building Code	391	(6)
PART 4 SERVICES
Defining Services	397	(170)
Planning-Predesign Services
Programming	401	(7)
Site Analysis	408	(8)
Strategic Facility Planning	416	(9)
Design-Construction Services
Accessibility Compliance	425	(5)
Building Design	430	(9)
Code Compliance	439	(4)
Construction Documentation---Drawings	443	(6)
Construction Documentation---Specifications	449	(7)
Construction Management	456	(8)
Construction Procurement	464	(6)
Contract Administration	470	(9)
Design-Build	479	(4)
Historic Preservation	483	(6)
Sustainable Building Design	489	(6)
Operation---Maintenance Services
Facility Management	495	(5)
Postoccupancy Evaluation	500	(7)
PART 5 RESOURCES
Appendix A: Sources	507	(16)
Appendix B: Definitions	523	(32)
Appendix C: Documents Finder	555	(12)
Index	567