Read time: 7 minutes In most jurisdictions a written client-architect agreement is compulsory and this is the simplest method of minimising fee ...

Read time: 4 minutes Brand is what people think, feel and say about you. It’s simple. Identifying, articulating and communicating your brand – that’s ...

Read time: 5 minutes Being active online will get you noticed. Strengthening ties with existing clients – and being seen by new ones – is just the ...

Read time: 5 minutes Design your website for your clients and prospective clients. Think of your website as a place where clients get to know you and ...

Read time: 5 minutes Publicity tells the world you are newsworthy. Being deemed worthy of coverage in traditional media outlets (like newspapers, ...

Read time: 3 minutes Cultural awareness in architectural practice is relevant to all scales of practice. By undertaking cultural awareness training, ...

Human resources describes the combination of traditional administrative and professional personnel functions with performance, employee relations and ...

Quality control is a method for ensuring that all the activities necessary to design, develop and implement a product or service are effective and ...

Read time: 4 minutes Architects, like all professional service providers, are in the business of persuasion. Winning new work, attracting a ...

Read time: 3 minutes Risk management is activity directed towards the assessing, mitigating (to an acceptable level) and monitoring of risks. In some ...