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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Names: American Institute of Architects.
Title: The architecture student's handbook of professional practice.
Description: Fifteenth Edition. | Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2017] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016033846| ISBN 9781118738979 (paperback) | ISBN 9781118739006 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Architectural practice—United States—Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Architectural services marketing—United States—Handbooks, manuals, etc. | BISAC: ARCHITECTURE / General.
Classification: LCC NA1996 .A726 2017 | DDC 720.1—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016033846
Fifteenth Edition Student Handbook Participants
Advisory Board Phillip Bernstein, FAIA
Renee Cheng, AIA, NCARB
Joseph Fleischer, FAIA
David Heymann, FAIA
Michael Hricak, FAIA
Brian Kenet
David McHenry, FAIA, LEED AP
Bruce McMillan, AIA
Valerian Miranda, Ph.D.
Roger Schluntz, FAIA
Contributing Authors James B. Atkins, FAIA, KIA
Catherine Berg
Phillip G. Bernstein, FAIA, RIBA,
LEED AP
Glenn W. Birx, FAIA, LEED AP
Brian Bowen, FRICS
Ann Casso, Hon. AIA
William C. Charvat, AIA
David S. Collins, FAIA, NCARB
Kenneth C. Crocco, FAIA
Philip R. Croessmann, AIA, Esq
Dana Cuff, Ph.D.
Clark S. Davis, FAIA, LEED AP
Randy Deutsch
Donald W. Doeg, Esq., PE, LEED AP
Cornelius R. Dubois, FAIA
David A. Ericksen, Esq.
Harry M. Falconer, Jr., AIA, NCARB
Kristine K. Fallon, FAIA
Joseph L. Fleischer, FAIA
Scott R. Fradin, Esq., AIA,
Phillip H. Gerou, FAIA
David Greusel, AIA
Lowell V. Getz, CPA
Sally A. Handley, FSMPS
Gregory Hancks, Esq., AIA
Douglas C. Hartman, FAIA, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, SCIP, LEED AP
Robert G. Hershberger, FAIA, PhD
Travis L. Hicks, AIA
Mark Jussaume, PE
Calvin Kam, Ph., AIA, PE, LEED AP
David F. Kinzer III, CPA
David Koren, Assoc. AIA, FSMPS, CPSM
Peter Gifford Longley, AIA, CSI CCS, LEED AP
John-Paul Lujan, Esq.
Nadav Malin
Nancy Malone, AIA, LEED-AP
Peter Piven, FAIA
William C. Ronco, Ph.D.
Pat Rosenzweig
Andrea S. Rutledge, SDA, CAE
Fredric W. Schultz, CPCU
Jessica Sheridan, AIA, LEED, AP, BD+C
Henry Siegel, FAIA
Grant A. Simpson, FAIA
Debra L. Smith, AIA, AICP
Larry Strain, FAIA, LEED-AP
Frank Stasiowski
Steven G. M. Stein, Esq.,
Lee W. Waldrep, Ph.D.
About The Architecture Student's Handbook of Professional Practice
The practice of architecture is complex and its complexity is increasing each year. The knowledge required to plan, design, and administer the construction phase of a new building or major renovation has always required a depth of knowledge but each year new building types, design concepts, materials, systems, digital tools, construction techniques, and many other important areas of technical knowledge have to be mastered by architects. At the same time architects have to be effective managers of both their projects and their practices. Most architectural schools focus almost all their classes on providing their students with an introduction to the design and technical challenges of the profession. The vast body of knowledge required to effectively manage architectural projects and practices is usually compressed into one course—the practice course—for one semester.
In my own practice class, I note that I will be introducing topics that often consume the vast majority of a senior architect's day. It is not possible to cover any of these important topics in any depth in one semester, but it is essential that all architects get an introduction to the most important subjects so that they can gain the skills required to be an effective professional.
This 15th edition of the Student Handbook is structured to be a companion textbook for architectural practice classes. It is also intended to be a reference text for young architects at the beginning of their careers while they are learning their profession with the assistance of intern development programs.
Title and Organization of the Book
As was the prior (14th) edition, this book is not simply an abridged version of The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice, 15th edition. Recognizing its use as required reading in professional practice courses and sometimes as a companion in studio courses—along with the fact that the information needs of architecture students are not the same as those of professionals—this book contains knowledge specific to the needs of students and emerging professionals that has been organized to be approachable for them. To reflect this increased focus on the needs of students and interns, the publisher John Wiley & Sons and the American Institute of Architects (AIA), as author, chose to name this book The Architecture Student's Handbook of Professional Practice.
Like The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice, 15th edition, published in 2013, The Architecture Student's Handbook is presented in four parts. However, the names of the parts—The Profession, Practice, The Project, and Contracts and Agreements—and the organization of the material within them are different. The progression of material makes the book suitable for use as a professional practice course outline, beginning with consideration of the concepts of professionalism through the construction and closeout of projects, as well as consideration of the legal agreements used for project delivery.
Content Structure
Content from The Architect's Handbook has been either included in The Architecture Student's Handbook in its entirety or edited or abridged as appropriate for the student reader. This volume also contains new material prepared specifically for The Architecture Student's Handbook that does not appear in The Architect's Handbook. This text was written for those beginning to learn about the architecture profession or navigating the beginning of their careers. Conceived as a true handbook, this volume is a resource to be used in the examination of all aspects of architecture practice, including research, programming, professional relationships, the design process, and the intricacies of delivering a project.
In addition, the book contains unique content on changes under way in the design and construction industry that are having a profound impact on the practice of architecture. This material invites readers to explore new possibilities in architecture practice and to redefine both what architects do and how they accomplish their goals. The variety of subject matter makes The Architecture Student's Handbook a useful resource for design studios, seminars, and research efforts, in addition to its use as a professional practice textbook and intern development programs.
A New Approach to Practice
A theme running through this edition is the protection of the design integrity of projects, a greater concern as architects increasingly rely on electronic tools. Behaviors and practices necessary to accomplish this goal, which both protects client interests and allows for professional satisfaction and reward, are discussed. In today's design and construction marketplace, architects are called on to consider accepting new risks and responsibilities. Students studying architecture, as well as recent graduates, can use the same creative impulse in use in the studio to design a method of practice that ultimately makes it possible to deliver the projects conceived.
In accepting the 2005 AIA/ACSA Topaz Medallion, Edward Allen, FAIA, spoke to the issue of art versus science in architecture education. He suggested that these two categories have long been inadequate for describing what architecture truly is and offered the following alternate perspective: “Architecture is neither art nor science; it belongs to a realm of intellectual endeavor called design. Its goal is to produce new products to solve human problems.”
It is through practice that design becomes useful. Practice provides a framework that enables the architect to progress confidently from concept to completion. The Architecture Student's Handbook introduces the concept of professional practice to students so they will enter the profession with a well-rounded education that has readied them for all aspects of architecture practice.
The editor of The Architecture Student's Handbook of Professional Practice, 15th edition, is the founder, Chairman, and CEO of Perkins Eastman Architects, a New York–based practice that has a staff of 1000 and 15 offices around the world. He is on the faculty at Cornell's College of Architecture, Art and Planning, where he teaches the Professional Practice course.
