Architect's Essentials of Professional Practice
2 primary works • 3 total works
Book 1
The majority of architecture and design firms employ fewer than ten people. As with any small business, the owner/principal of these firms must make plans for all of the eventual transitions that will impact the practice and any or all of the people therein. This book in the Professional Practice Essentials Series offers comprehensive advice on the subject, specifically tailored to the practicing design professional. Here, a noted consultant who specializes in architecture firm management addresses a host of vital transition issues, including growth, expansion, management changes, internal transitions, mergers, acquisitions, liquidations, retirements, and much, much more.
Book 5
Architect's Essentials of Starting a Design Firm
by Peter Piven and Bradford Perkins
Published 21 April 2003
Written by two leading experts in the field this essential volume offers a step by step guide to understanding and evaluating the goals, risks and the rewards of starting a firm. It covers the basics of firm organisation, personnel requirements, legal considerations, fee setting, marketing issues and the essentials of strategic and business plans. It addresses how to get started including how to create your first business plan, evaluate initial needs and costs, create a budget and a produce a list of action items to get started. This volume is practical, applied, concise, portable, affordable, and user friendly.
Architect's Essentials of Starting, Assessing and Transitioning a Design Firm
by Peter Piven and Bradford Perkins
Published 1 January 2003
Written by two leading experts in the field this essential volume offers a step-by-step guide to understanding and evaluating the goals, risks and the rewards of starting a firm. Covers the basics of firm organisation, personnel requirements, legal considerations, fee setting, marketing issues and the essentials of strategic and business plans Addresses how to get started including how to create your first business plan, evaluate initial needs and costs, create a budget and a produce a list of action items to get started This volume is practical, applied, concise, portable, affordable and user-friendly