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1	Professional Practice: A Guide to Turning Designs Into Buildings more books like this by Paul Segal add to wishlist Based on the course the author has taught to a generation of architects-in-training, this primer covers the essentials of running an architecture business using "war stories". see all copies from $12.09! new only from $12.09! \| SVS
2	The Project Resource Manual (Prm): Csi Manual of Practice, 5th Edition more books like this by Michael J Crosbie, Construction Specifications Institute, Construction Specifications Institute The add to wishlist This is the authoritative resource for the organization, preparation, use, and interpretation of construction documents encompassing the entire life cycle of a facility. This new edition considers the need for interdependent processes of design, construction and facility use. The Fifth Edition expands the scope of the manual to meet the ... see all copies from $182.17! new only from $201.37! \| SVS
3	Architect's Essentials of Negotiation more books like this by Ava J Abramowitz add to wishlist 'Where do you turn if you are an architect or student wanting to deepen those skill sets that will make you a more successful professional? Well, taking a look at Ava Abramowitz's new book, "The Architect's Essentials of Negotiation" will be a step in the right direction - Robert Greenstreet, Dean, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee School of ... see all copies from $35.60! new only from $35.60!
4	The Architecture Student's Handbook of Professional Practice more books like this by American Institute of Architects add to wishlist Written by The American Institute of Architects, this is the definitive textbook on practice issues written specifically for architecture students. Specifically written for emerging architects, this is the first unabbreviated guide specifically for architecture students about to begin their careers. It is required reading in a professional ... see all copies from $82.00! new only from $82.00! \| SVS
5	Staying Small Successfully: A Guide for Architects, Engineers, and Design Professionals more books like this by Frank A Stasiowski add to wishlist Many architects, landscape architects, and interior designers are self-employed or are partners in small firms. The revision of this text addresses the changes that affect the successful management and growth of small firms. It covers topics of critical importance to small firms, including planning and strategy, client services, growth management, ... see all copies from $3.22! new only from $55.00! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Professional Practice 101: Business Strategies and Case Studies in Architecture more books like this by Andy Pressman add to wishlist Shed fresh light on the many issues involved in the operation of an architectural practice from how a firm is structured to how it manages projects and secures new business with the latest edition of "Professional Practice 101". Case studies, new to the this edition, augment each chapter as does a wealth of material including coverage of: project ... see all copies from $41.99! new only from $49.99! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Sustaining Architecture in the Anti Machine Age more books like this by Ian Abley, James Heartfield add to wishlist The issue of sustainability is one of the guiding principles of contemporary architecture. This book brings together contributions from architects, journalists, academics, and consultants to discuss sustainability from a wide range of viewpoints, with a focus on commercial development. see all copies from $4.00! new only from $7.98!
8	How to Work with an Architect more books like this by Gerald Morosco, Edward Massery (Photographer) add to wishlist This book offers advice on working with an architect to rebuild or remodel your home. It features prominent architects and their philosophies and sidebars including planning checklists and a directory of architects. Anyone who has endeavored to remodel or build a home from the ground up knows that the process can be trying at best, infuriating at ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
9	On and by Frank Lloyd Wright: A Primer of Architectural Principles more books like this by Robert McCarter (Editor) add to wishlist Few architects shaped the course of architectural history as dramatically as Frank Lloyd Wright. While Wright has long been the focus of scholarly debate, among his other many accomplishments during his long career he was also the author of key essays on design that have influenced generations of architects. This volume brings together the most ... see all copies from $23.07! new only from $24.98! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Architecture: The Element of Success: Building Strategies and Business Objectives more books like this by Susanne Knittel-Ammerschuber add to wishlist The focus of businesses today is more than ever on transparency, flexibility, openness, and the ability to communicate, values that must also be reflected in a company's architecture. Only those who clearly define their own objectives and values and take them into account in their building projects convey a coherent and unified image to the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
11 view cover	Financial Management for Design Professionals: The Path to Profitability more books like this by Steve L Wintner, Michael Tardif add to wishlist You don't need to be a financial wizard to ensure the future success of your design firm! An accessible guide to financial management, "Financial Management for Design Professionals" is written for design firm principals who are responsible for their firm's finances but have little or no financial management education or experience. For mid-career ... see all copies from $38.62! new only from $38.62!
12 view cover	Peter Pran: Realizations more books like this by Peter Pran, Thom Mayne (Contributions by), Daniel Libeskind (Contributions by) add to wishlist Peter Pran is often acclaimed as one of the world's most innovative and creative architects. This Norwegian-American has won fifteen national and international design competitions, two AIA design honour awards, including the 2004 design honour award for the Telenor Headquarters, twelve New York design awards and two American design awards. He has ... see all copies from $32.74! new only from $32.74! \| SVS
13 view cover	Curing the Fountainheadache: How Architects & Their Clients Communicate more books like this by Andy Pressman add to wishlist In her novel "The Fountainhead," Ayn Rand powerfully depicted the clashes that can arise between a single-minded architect and his client. Don't let this happen to you! Through case studies, interviews, photographs, rough sketches, detailed plans, and even cartoons, award-winning architect Andy Pressman instructs both architect and client on how ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.90!
14 view cover	Ross Barney Architects: Process + Projects more books like this by Carol Ross Barney, Janelle McCulloch (Editor) add to wishlist Architect Carol Ross Barney founded her own firm in 1981. Throughout the past 25 years of Ross Barney Jankowski and now Ross Barney Architects, the office has grown to a 35-person firm that places special emphasis on the process of design. The team involved in that process includes not only the architects and consultants, but very importantly, the ... see all copies from $4.72! new only from $4.98!
15 view cover	Architectural Design Procedures more books like this by Arthur Thompson add to wishlist This book explains how architects obtain and administer work from the moment the contract is signed, to the handing over of the finished building to the client and is an indispensable guide to all architecture students. This second edition has been thoroughly updated and expanded. It now includes significant additions to the section on design ... see all copies from $40.91! new only from $50.32! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	ONLogic: Speed and Vision more books like this by Kas Oosterhuis, Ilona Lenard, Philip Jodidio (Introduction by) add to wishlist The architecture of Rotterdam-based ONL has developed with great speed into a mature new style. Intuition and logic are fused into an innovative yet consistent approach to design, and intuition has been trained to take advantage of the newly acquired digital working space. ONL is directed by Kas Oosterhuis who is currently professor from practice ... see all copies from $46.15! new only from $46.15!
17 view cover	The Environmental Imagination: Technics and Poetics of the Architectural Environment more books like this by Dean Hawkes add to wishlist This title, from a well-regarded and established expert, explores the changing relationship between the poetic intentions and technical means of environmental design in architecture. Working thematically and chronologically from the eighteenth century to the present day, these essays reach beyond the narrow conventional view of the purely ... see all copies from $47.38! new only from $47.38! \| first editions
18 view cover	Architects and Their Practices: A Changing Profession more books like this by Martin Symes, Andrew Seidel, Joanna Eley add to wishlist This book presents the results of a study of the profound changes which have occurred in architectural practice over the last twenty years and addresses the key aspects of the profession's response to change. It deals with changes in the building industry, changes in the role of the profession and the debate over design philosophies, showing how ... see all copies from $41.00! new only from $41.00! \| first editions
19 view cover	Investigate, Ask, Tell, Sense, Build: 3xn Architects more books like this by Matteo Cainer, Kent Martinussen (Introduction by), Paul Finch (Preface by) add to wishlist Profiles one of Europes most exciting and innovative architecture practices, Denmarks 3XN. Key to their success has been the immense importance they place oninvestigating and interpreting the historical and cultural context of the site of each new project. see all copies from $34.86! new only from $34.86! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	An Introduction to Enterprise Architecture: Second Edition more books like this by Scott A Bernard add to wishlist see all copies from $11.42! new only from $14.34! \| SVS
21 view cover	Architect's Legal Handbook more books like this by Anthony Speaight add to wishlist 'The Architect's Legal Handbook' is already established as the standard textbook on law for architectural students and the most widely used reference on the law for architects in practice. The architect today must have at least sufficient legal knowledge to identify the nature of any legal issue that may arise. This book provides architects with ... see all copies from $42.40! new only from $59.31! \| SVS
22 view cover	Emerald Architecture: Case Studies in Green Building more books like this by Greensource Magazine (Creator) add to wishlist This book contains design inspiration for structures that are beautiful as well as sustainable. This unique and lavishly illustrated guide offers invaluable inspiration for the planning of sustainable structures and facilities. Twenty-four in-depth case studies provide information for a wide variety of projects - from schools, offices, and labs to ... see all copies from $27.03! new only from $38.47! \| SVS
23 view cover	Risk Management for Design Professionals more books like this by William G Ramroth, Jr. add to wishlist Risk is a fact of life since bad things can happen at any time. Like everyday tasks, there are always risks involved when running a design firm, designing a project or managing a design team, no matter the scale of the project or the size of the firm. The design firm that does not understand this and fails to develop a plan for managing the daily ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
24 view cover	Visionary Architecture: Blueprints of the Modern Imagination more books like this by Neil Spiller add to wishlist Architects have been drawing for centuries on their creative abilities to produce astonishing works of imagination, but the greatest period of experimentation has been from the Second World War to the present. This book, newly available in paperback, is a highly acclaimed survey of the breathtakingly visionary and experimental architecture of this ... see all copies from $25.48! new only from $25.48! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice more books like this by American Institute Of Architects, Aia, Joseph A Demkin add to wishlist The third companion volume to the Thirteenth Edition of "The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice" provides architects and others working in the architectural community with new information on important issues affecting day to day operations, emerging business trends, and the latest AIA contract documents. This easy to use reference is ... see all copies from $77.94! new only from $77.94!

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