Stephen Brookhouse – författare

The decision to take the final step to becoming a fully qualified architect exam can be daunting. Fortunately, this new edition of the Part 3 Handbook demystifies the whole process of qualifying, dispelling commonly held myths and offering genuine insight into what examiners really want. 

Written by an experienced practitioner and Professional Studies Advisor, and endorsed by the RIBA, the book concentrates on the separate elements that you will be assessed on in the Part 3 exam. Fully updated for 2020, this edition features a brand new chapter on professional development and includes up-to-date guidance on the 2020 plan of work.

The decision to take the final step to becoming a fully qualified architect exam can be daunting. Fortunately, this new edition of the Part 3 Handbook demystifies the whole process of qualifying, dispelling commonly held myths and offering genuine insight into what examiners really want. 

Written by an experienced practitioner and Professional Studies Advisor, and endorsed by the RIBA, the book concentrates on the separate elements that you will be assessed on in the Part 3 exam. Fully updated for 2020, this edition features a brand new chapter on professional development and includes up-to-date guidance on the 2020 plan of work.

For students of architecture, this primer defines the critical subject area of professional studies which runs as a thread through the new RIBA validation criteria for Parts 1 and 2. Suitable across the whole 5-year Masters Architecture degree course, it gives students the conceptual resources and tools they need to investigate professional issues. Using short case studies that relate to the RIBA Plan of Work, it bridges the gap between the needs of the student and the overly technical information sources used by practicing professionals.

For students of architecture, this primer defines the critical subject area of professional studies which runs as a thread through the new RIBA validation criteria for Parts 1 and 2. Suitable across the whole 5-year Masters Architecture degree course, it gives students the conceptual resources and tools they need to investigate professional issues. Using short case studies that relate to the RIBA Plan of Work, it bridges the gap between the needs of the student and the overly technical information sources used by practicing professionals.

Architects are finding the procurement landscape increasingly complex and competitive.

This book shows practitioners the ways that fees are calculated, negotiated and managed. It will increase your understanding of the different fee-earning roles for architects, professional services contracts, how to calculate sustainable fee levels and improve negotiation skills.

It also includes information on how to monitor and manage fees and the resources required to deliver projects, managing change in the scope of the project and related services, where to add value and to highlight risk areas that may impact on sustaining the business.

Case studies explain good and bad practice to illustrate effective fee management, drawn from the authors'' direct experience as practitioners and investigating client complaints.

This revised edition has been updated to reflect industry and economic changes since the publication of the first edition in 2021, taking account of the new Building Regulations Principal Designer duties. These changes help to capture a moving landscape with the Building Safety Act, latest data from the benchmarking survey and ongoing climate emergency.

Architects are finding the procurement landscape increasingly complex and competitive.

This book shows practitioners the ways that fees are calculated, negotiated and managed. It will increase your understanding of the different fee-earning roles for architects, professional services contracts, how to calculate sustainable fee levels and improve negotiation skills.

It also includes information on how to monitor and manage fees and the resources required to deliver projects, managing change in the scope of the project and related services, where to add value and to highlight risk areas that may impact on sustaining the business.

Case studies explain good and bad practice to illustrate effective fee management, drawn from the authors'' direct experience as practitioners and investigating client complaints.

This revised edition has been updated to reflect industry and economic changes since the publication of the first edition in 2021, taking account of the new Building Regulations Principal Designer duties. These changes help to capture a moving landscape with the Building Safety Act, latest data from the benchmarking survey and ongoing climate emergency.