Books in the The Architect's Essentials of Professional Practice series

The Architect's Essentials of Professional Practice Series provides substantive information on the business of architecture, and its affiliated professions, to maintain and improve the quality of the professional and business environment. Each book will be practical, applied, concise, portable, affordable, and user-friendly.

Combining two of the most popular Architect's Essentials books, Architect's Essentials of Starting a Design Firm and Architect's Essentials of Ownership Transition , this single volume presents the step-by-step guidelines to understanding and evaluating the goals, risks, and rewards of starting a design firm.

Professionals present their work and their firms, in order to be considered for a project, in order to be hired for a project, and throughout the design and construction phases of a project. This book provides practical, portable, and applicable information tailored specifically to meet the presentation needs of the design professional.

The architect's interest in continuing education has increased as a result of the national trend of state initiatives requiring continuing education for architect registration.

Written by a cost-control expert with more than thirty years of design and building expertise, this volume in the Professional Practice Essentials Series gives you practical, user-friendly guidance on how to better manager costs through all phases of a project.

Easy access to crucial marketing information for design professionals Find the concise, practical business information you need right now in the Architect's Essentials of Professional Practice Series.

"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.