Architectural Management in Practice
A Competitive ApproachBy Stephen Emmitt
October 1999
ISBN: 0-582-35696-2
206 pages
$77.50 paper original
This book informs students about the management issues facing architects and surveyors in a competitive marketplace and offers them a guide to the practices that should be adopted. Topics include: The development of architectural management. Education. People firms. Assets. Training. Teams. Communication and knowledge. Clients. Market analysis. Risk and reward. Project management. Creative process. Conceptual design. Detail design. Construction. Models of design. Managing quality. Managing construction. Competitive advantage. Agents of change. Redesigning the firm. Corporate image and client communications. Crisis management.