Design management for architects

This guide integrates theory and practice to offer practical solutions for architects to improve their design management skills. This unique guide helps architects improve their management skills by addressing the relationship between the management of the design project and the design office. The author demonstrates how a professionally managed project, conceived and delivered within a professionally managed office ensures that client values are translated into construction without loss of creativity. Design Management for Architects divides into two parts. Part 1: Managing Creative Projects and Part 2: Managing creative organisations.

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Preface; About the Author; Chapter One : Why?; Why management?; Why design management?; The role of the design manager; Taking on the role; Scope of the book; Part One : Managing Creative Projects; Chapter Two : The Business of Projects; Understanding projects; Quality; Time control; Cost control; Design control; Assessing value and risk; Procurement and influence; Interaction within projects; Project frameworks; The project-to-office interface; Chapter Three : Establishing the System Architecture; Starting as you mean to go on; Team assembly.

Selection criteriaCommunicating to achieve objectives; Managing meetings effectively; The project-to-office interface; Chapter Four : Exploring Client Value; Understanding the briefing phase; Approaches to briefing; Understanding the client; Establishing value parameters; The written brief; Reviewing the brief; The project-to-office interface; Chapter Five : Creating Design Value; Collaborative design; Detailing the design; Design conversations; Design critiques, charettes and reviews; Programming and coordinating design work; Approvals and compliance; Coordination of production information.

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