The Architect's Guide to Developing and Managing an International Practice
Bradford Perkins
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The Architect's Guide to Developing and Managing an International Practice
Bradford Perkins
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Start or grow your architectural firm with this masterful guide to international practice, featuringcountry-specific information for over 185countries
The Architect's Guide to Developing and Managing an International Practice is thedefinitiveresourcefor architects considering oralreadyengaged inprojects outside the United States. Offering expert guidance on every essential aspect of international expansionand management success, thiscomprehensivevolumecovers recruiting, licensing, strategic planning, current trends, emerging technologies, andmore.Author L. Bradford Perkinsclarifiesand expandsupon the major issues that architects face when they begin to explore how to enter a new international market for their services.
This real-world guide is designed for young architects and architectural studentsthinking about working overseas, forfirm leaderspursuing international projects for the first time, and for established global firms seekingto expand or refine their ongoing international practices.It includes advice drawn from dozens of conversations with leading architects who have worked in dozens of countries around the world.A must-read forarchitecture and designprofessionals wanting to successfullywin and carry out workabroad, this book will help you:
- Plan an entry into internationalpractice
- Pick the best initial or next international market for yourservices
- Sell and contract for yourservices
- Manage the financial aspects of internationalpractice
- Invoice and collect whatisowed to you
- Enhance your domestic practicewith internationalwork
- Understand the telecommunication, software, and technology platformsrequired
- Identify and avoidthecommon problems of internationalpractice
- Understand how experiencedglobalfirmseffectivelydealwith risks andissues
Written by theco-founder of Perkins Eastman Architects, an international architectural firm with more than 1000 employees and work experience in over 60 countries, The Architect's Guide to Developing and Managing an International Practice isan indispensable reference and guidefor any architect planning to seek work outside the United States.