Architect in Practice - Hardcover

Willis, Arthur J.; George, W.N.B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0258969598 ISBN 13: 9780258969595

Publisher: HarperCollins Distribution Services, 1974

Synopsis

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.

Once again, the revised edition required substantial updating to reflect the increasing rate of change in the industry. The Eighth Edition now includes coverage of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, and the Scheme, together with subsequent changes to the standard forms and the introduction of adjudication.

The Architects Act 1997 and new RIBA and ARB Codes are discussed, as is the 1999 Standard Form for the Appointment of an Architect. Further new sections cover the CDM Regulations, the Party Wall Act 1996 and changes in planning and Building Regulations. Reference is also made to PFI and partnering, and to project management as a separate role.

About this title

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

About the Author

David Chapell BA (Hons Arch), MA (Arch), MA (Law), PhD, RIBA has worked as an architect in the public an d private sector and is currently Director of Chappell Marshall Limited, a building and civil engineering contracts consultancy, and Professor of Architectural Practice and Management Research at The Queen’s University of Belfast.

Andrew Willis BSc, FRICS, DipArb, FCIArb is a partner with chartered quantity surveyors, Franklin and Andrews, and is joint author of Practice and Procedure for Quality Surveyour, Elements of Quantity Surveying and Specification Writing for Architects and Surveyors.

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperCollins Distribution Services
• Publication date: 1974
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0258969598
• ISBN 13: 9780258969595
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352