Starting a Practice (3rd Edition)

A Plan of Work

Starting a Practice (3rd Edition)
Simon Foxell
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Paperback
h246 x 189mm - 224pg
1 Sep 2021 UK
9781859469880
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Running your own practice can bringimmense job satisfaction, but it is not without its risks. Do you have all theinformation at hand to set up confidently on your own? Comprehensive, accessible and easy touse, Starting a Practice helps architects navigate the pitfallsassociated with establishing a successful business. This fully updated 3rdedition is mapped to the RIBA Plan of Work 2020 and approaches starting abusiness as if it were a design project, complete with briefing, sketching layoutsand delivery. It features new material on professionalism and ethics,sustainable development and achieving a net-zero carbon emission builtenvironment. Invaluable for Part 3 students, earlypractitioners and those considering setting up from scratch or wanting toconsolidate an existing business, Starting a Practice gives architectsthe tools they need to thrive when setting out alone. Features essential guidance on:* Preparing a business plan * Choosing the right company structure * Setting aspirations * Monitoring finances * Getting noticed * Securing work * Retaining and developing staff * Planning for disaster.
Simon Foxell is Principal of The Architects Practice. He has designed buildings across the UK including houses, schools and offices and is a recipient of the prestigious Benedictus Prize awarded by the Union of International Architects. In recent years he has worked with schools and local authorities, designing new facilities and advising on development programmes. 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).
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781859469880
Published: 1 Sep 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: RIBA Publishing
Publisher: RIBA Publishing
Format: Paperback
Height: 246mm
Width: 189mm
Pages: 224

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