Practice
Practice

Managing a successful architectural practice requires more than simply having clients. Success will depend on your recognition that a successful architectural practice requires all of the same skills that any business of a similar size would require. While you will be able to develop many of these skills some aspects of success will depend on the contribution of other professionals such as accountants and lawyers.
Business structure and planning

Ethics

Fees

Human resources

Indigenous matters in architectural practice

Legislation

Marketing and communications

Negotiation and dispute resolution

Office administration

Quality management

Risk management and insurances

Work health and safety (WHS)
Project
Project

Guides and advice on the day-to-day running of a successful architecture practice, from business resources to legal and ethical guides
Agreements

BIM – Building information modelling

Brief

Building contracts

Client and architect relationship

Core architectural services

Other architectural services

Procurement

Project bid

Project control

Specialist consultants
Resources
Resources

Guides and advice on the day-to-day running of a successful architecture practice, from business resources to legal and ethical guides
Access design guide

Advocacy

Client information notes

Construction industry legal comment

COVID-19 project considerations

Free legal reference service

Glossary of terms

Guide letters
Environment
Environment

A database of over 175 peer-reviewed design notes covering aspects of sustainability in the built environment for architects and allied professionals.
Case studies

Energy

Equity

Glossary

Health and happiness

Materials

Place

Process

Water
Notepacks
Notepacks

Curated content that puts topic-related notes in the one convenient place.
Building procurement

Bushfire response

Construction documentation

COVID-19

Office manual

Social media

Starting a practice
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Guide letter 30: Advice to client - expenditure against provisional and prime cost sums

Resources

20 December 2011

Guide letters provide advice about matters architects should consider when composing letters to the parties involved in architectural projects.