The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice: Update 2003

Get the latest information on issues affecting your profession. This annual update of the Handbook offers up-to-the-minute tools and practical guidance that you can put to work in your practice today. Included in this year's Practice Update is an overview of new AIA documents and sample contracts that you can view on a CD-ROM (included). Seven new practice profiles demonstrate how firms of all sizes can increase their business and improve their profits by adding new practice methods and services--such as Design-Led Design-Build--to their portfolios. The expanded practice topics section features seven new topics, including proven techniques for improving client communications and four new services--such as building security assessment--that architects can provide. So keep ahead of the curve and order your update right away.

REDEFINING THE PRACTICE OF ARCHITECTURE

CLIENT • BUSINESS • DELIVERY • SERVICES

This first volume in an annual series updating The Architect’s Handbook of Professional Practice, Thirteenth Edition brings architects and others working in the architectural community up to date on the current state of the field–from the latest AIA contract documents and issues affecting day-to-day operations to emerging business trends. In three sections, this easy-to-use tool presents accessible, field-tested knowledge on running a successful business:

• Practice reports–Seven practice case studies reveal how firms of all sizes are attracting more business and increasing profits by offering such new services as Building Security Assessment as well as design-led and design-build services. Discover how traditional firms take on new roles and how implementing these practices gets them ahead.
• Practice topics–By popular demand, the AIA has provided eight new Handbook topics.
  • Improve your firm’s management by improving your communication skills, human resources, and project closeouts and documentation.
  • Expand your business by offering four profitable new services, including BuildingMeasurement, Security Planning, and Value Analysis.
• AIA contract documents–Update your files with the accompanying CD-ROM containing all new, revised, and existing AIA contract documents, complete with descriptions of how to use them.