Starting a Practice: A Plan of Work

ISBN-13: 9781859469880 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 224 str.

Simon Foxell

Opis

Running your own practice can bring immense job satisfaction, but it is not without its risks. Do you have all the information at hand to set up confidently on your own? Comprehensive, accessible and easy to use, Starting a Practice helps architects navigate the pitfalls associated with establishing a successful business.

Spis treści

Stage 0 Strategic Definition; Stage 1 Preparation and Brief; Stage 2 The Outline Business Case; Stage 3 The Business Plan; Stage 4 Business Design; Stage 5 Starting up; Stage 6 Keeping Going; Stage 7 Evaluation and Looking Ahead; Conclusion; Bibliography and websites; Index

O autorze

Simon Foxell is Principal of The Architects Practice. He was lead design adviser to Birmingham City Council’s Transforming Education programme from 2007 to 2010. He is a core member and co-ordinator of the Edge, the built environment think tank. He is a former member of the RIBA Council and Board and was Chair of both Policy and Strategy and RIBA London region. He sat on the RIBA’s recent Ethics and Sustainable Development Commission. He has authored multiple books, most recently Professionalism for the Built Environment (Routledge, 2019).