A practical guide for every architect or other design professional looking for a good job.

An essential resource offering 101 succinct lessons about construction basics, the business of architecture, and personal development.

And if you are just curious about what goes into the design and construction of buildings, this book tells you how architects think.

The RIBA Job Book is the Royal Institute of British Architects’ long-established and recognised standard reference for running construction projects.

... Architects may be under great stress , working nights and weekends to meet deadlines . Employment Architects held almost 108,000 jobs in 1990. Most jobs were in archi- tecture firms - the majority of which employ fewer than five workers ...

... architecture students should carefully consider the available options before committing to a program . For example ... jobs , especially in the most prestigious firms . Prospective architects who complete at least one summer in ...

... architecture firms have outsourced the drafting of construction documents and basic design for large-scale ... jobs can be anticipated. Competition will be especially keen for jobs at the most prestigious architectural firms as ...

Outsourcing. Architecture. • 60% of U.S. architecture firms outsource domestically; 8% outsource overseas • By 2009 it ... jobs will move overseas • Overseas costs are 1/3 to 1/io of domestic costs Delhi Kolkata (Calcutta) Satellier ...

... jobs in the largest and most prestigious landscape architecture firms , but there should be good job opportunities overall as demand for landscape architecture services increases . Many employ- ers prefer to hire entry - level landscape ...

... job , and in consequence , an architect cannot form a very accurate idea of what his work is actually costing him . It is very important that he should know , perhaps not the cost of each individual job , but certainly the cost of selected ...