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The Architect's Guide to Running a Practice David Littlefield

The Architect's Guide to Running a Practice By David Littlefield

The Architect's Guide to Running a Practice by David Littlefield


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Summary

Gives you an insight into the problems and challenges faced when setting up a design business. This handbook helps you consider whether or not you should set up on your own, examining issues such as financing, office space, IT and working out a business plan. It illustrates how different kinds of practice develop into successful businesses.

The Architect's Guide to Running a Practice Summary

The Architect's Guide to Running a Practice by David Littlefield

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.

About David Littlefield

David Littlefield

Table of Contents

Preface, Introduction, 1 Money, 2 Marketing, 3 Staying Small, 4 Managing Growth, 5 Office Management, 6 IT, Appendices, A Debt collection, B PR - In-house VS Consultant, C Framework Agreements, D Management structure at AEDAS, E Employment Contracts, F Practice administration, G Business models, H Contacts

Additional information

GOR006261150
9780750660990
0750660996
The Architect's Guide to Running a Practice by David Littlefield
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2004-10-20
136
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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