Most design guides start with site analysis or programming. A professional practice guide starts with contracts. Why? Because without a signed agreement, your "design" is merely a very expensive opinion.
A building is not finished when the roof is on. It is finished when the owner can move in and the architect can walk away. Most design guides start with site analysis or programming
A PDF guide on professional practice offers a range of benefits, including: Because without a signed agreement, your "design" is
Every RFI is a confession that the drawings were incomplete. The PDF should teach you to answer RFIs in 48 hours or less, and more importantly, how to classify them: A PDF guide on professional practice offers a
The PDF should teach you to manage expectations. At this stage, the client falls in love with the idea . Your job is to produce drawings that are clear but carry a giant disclaimer: "Subject to change based on structural and MEP integration." The guide provides sample "basis of design" narratives.