Product Description

This classic text has long provided the student of architecture and the young practitioner with a readable guide to the profession, outlining an architect′s duties to client and contractor, the key aspects of running a building contract, and the essentials of management, finance and drawing office procedure.

The Ninth Edition has again been thoroughly revised to bring it up to date. Revisions include new planning and building regulation requirements, changes in architectural education, the latest RIBA Code of Conduct and form of architects′ appointment, new legislation on limited liability partnerships, changes to the standard forms of contract, and adjudication.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #34935 in Books
• Published on: 2005-08-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 384 pages

Review
′A thoroughly readable guide to the profession, outlining the architect′s duties to client and contractor, some key apstects to the running of a building contracts and principles which might usefully be applied to the day–to–day management of a young practice. For the more mature practice it would form a useful reference on which to base an office manual.′ Building Engineer August 2006

From the Back Cover
This classic text has long provided the student of architecture and the young practitioner with a readable guide to the profession, outlining an architect′s duties to client and contractor, the key aspects of running a building contract, and the essentials of management, finance and drawing office procedure.

The Ninth Edition has again been thoroughly revised to bring it up to date. Revisions include new planning and building regulation requirements, changes in architectural education, the latest RIBA Code of Conduct and form of architects’ appointment, new legislation on limited liability partnerships, changes to the standard forms of contract, and adjudication.

About the Author
David Chappell BA(Hons Arch), MA(Arch), MA(Law), PhD, RIBA has worked as an architect in the public and private sectors and is currently the Director of David Chappell Consultancy Ltd. He frequently acts as an adjudicator and is author of ten books on construction law for Blackwell Publishing.

Andrew Willis BSc, FRICS, ACIArb, is regional managing director of Franklin and Andrews, and is joint author of Practice and Procedure for the Quantity Surveyor, Elements of Quantity Surveying and Specification Writing for Architects and Surveyors.

Customer Reviews

Every Architecture student should have a copy.
This book is an excellent read. Provides and absolutely excellent generalisation of the job of an Architect and his/her day-to-day duties. This book is one that offers advise rather than tells you the right from wrong and touches upon the main points of the aspects of the Architects job and the people he/she will work with without snowing you under with technical information. This is a book that EVERY Architecture student or new Architect could make great use of. I'm an Architecture student and it's probably the most useful book I have read in my time at university.

Excellent
Everything you need to know for your part 3 and a great reference for newly qualified architects.