Architect s Guide to Developing and Managing an International Practic

Start or grow your architectural firm with this masterful guide to international practice, featuring country-specific information for over 185 countries
 
The Architect's Guide to Developing and Managing an International Practice is the definitive resource for architects considering or already engaged in projects outside the United States. Offering expert guidance on every essential aspect of international expansion and management success, this comprehensive volume covers recruiting, licensing, strategic planning, current trends, emerging technologies, and more. Author L. Bradford Perkins clarifies and expands upon 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 students thinking about working overseas, for firm leaders pursuing international projects for the first time, and for established global firms seeking to 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 for architecture and design professionals wanting to successfully win and carry out work abroad, this book will help you:
* Plan an entry into international practice
* Pick the best initial or next international market for your services
* Sell and contract for your services
* Manage the financial aspects of international practice
* Invoice and collect what is owed to you
* Enhance your domestic practice with international work
* Understand the telecommunication, software, and technology platforms required
* Identify and avoid the common problems of international practice
* Understand how experienced global firms effectively deal with risks and issues
 
Written by the co-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 is an indispensable reference and guide for any architect planning to seek work outside the United States.

Table des matières

Acknowledgements xv
 
List of Figures xvii
 
Chapter 1 Introduction and Historical Overview 1
 
Introduction 1
 
Why Firms Pursue or Choose to Avoid International Practice 7
 
How Firms Start 8
 
Reasons to Have an International Practice 9
 
Reasons to Be Cautious 13
 
References 15
 
Chapter 2 Getting Started 17
 
Researching the Major Issues 17
 
Developing a Plan 23
 
First Steps 29
 
What Country is the Right Place to Start? 29
 
How to Start 32
 
Questions to Answer During an Initial Exploration 32
 
Getting the First Projects 33
 
Contract Issues 34
 
Case Studies 34
 
Perkins Eastman 34
 
Ennead Architects 41
 
MASS Design Group 44
 
ZGF Architects 46
 
KPF 48
 
Oppenheim Architecture+Design 48
 
Reference 51
 
Chapter 3 The Major International Markets 53
 
Americas 55
 
Canada 55
 
Mexico and Central America 64
 
Mexico 66
 
Central America 71
 
South America 73
 
Brazil 80
 
Colombia 84
 
Ecuador 86
 
The Caribbean Islands 88
 
Bahamas 92
 
Bermuda 92
 
Dominican Republic 94
 
Jamaica 94
 
Trinidad and Tobago 95
 
Asia 96
 
China 97
 
Reasons to be there 105
 
Reasons to be cautious 107
 
What firms are currently operating in China? 107
 
Special Administrative Regions--Hong Kong and Macau 124
 
East Asia 130
 
Southeast Asia 147
 
South Asia 172
 
Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands 184
 
Who is There 184
 
The Potential Clients 186
 
Domestic Firms 186
 
Licensure 186
 
The Middle East and North Africa 187
 
The Gulf States and Saudi Arabia 189
 
The Middle East 211
 
Egypt and North Africa 227
 
Sub-Saharan Africa 234
 
Angola 234
 
Benin (formerly Dahomey) 234
 
Botswana 234
 
Burkina Faso 237
 
Burundi 238
 
Cameroon 238
 
Central African Republic 238
 
Chad 238
 
Comoros 239
 
Democratic Republic of the Congo 239
 
Republic of the Congo 239
 
Djibouti 239
 
Equatorial Guinea 239
 
Eritrea 240
 
Ethiopia 241
 
Gambia 241
 
Gabon 241
 
Ghana 241
 
Guinea 243
 
Guinea-Bissau 243
 
Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) 243
 
Kenya 243
 
Lesotho 244
 
Liberia 244
 
Madagascar 244
 
Malawi 245
 
Mali 245
 
Mauritania 246
 
Mauritius 246
 
Mozambique 246
 
Namibia 246
 
Niger 246
 
Nigeria 247
 
Reunion 249
 
Rwanda 249
 
São Tomé and Príncipe 250
 
Senegal 250
 
Seychelles 250
 
Sierra Leone 251
 
South Africa 251
 
Somalia 251
 
Sudan 252
 
Swaziland (Now Eswatini) 252
 
Tanzania 252
 
Togo 252
 
Uganda 253
 
Western Sahara 253
 
Zambia 253
 
Zimbabwe 254
 
Russia and the States of the Former Soviet Union Chart and Map 254
 
Russia 256
 
The Former Soviet Republics 259
 
Central and Eastern Europe 263
 
Albania 265
 
Bosnia and Herzegovina 266
 
Bulgaria 267
 
Croatia 267
 
Czech Republic (Czechia) 267
 
Hungary 268
 
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A propos de l'auteur

Bradford Perkins, FAIA, is Co-founder and Chairman of Perkins Eastman Architects, a New York City-based architecture, planning, design, and consulting firm. In his 50-year career, he has directed several hundred projects across a dozen building types in more than 30 countries. Perkins is the author of eight textbooks and more than 100 published articles and book chapters on architectural and planning, is a faculty member the Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, and is the recipient of dozens of awards for planning and design excellence.

Résumé

Start or grow your architectural firm with this masterful guide to international practice, featuring country-specific information for over 185 countries

The Architect's Guide to Developing and Managing an International Practice is the definitive resource for architects considering or already engaged in projects outside the United States. Offering expert guidance on every essential aspect of international expansion and management success, this comprehensive volume covers recruiting, licensing, strategic planning, current trends, emerging technologies, and more. Author L. Bradford Perkins clarifies and expands upon 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 students thinking about working overseas, for firm leaders pursuing international projects for the first time, and for established global firms seeking to 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 for architecture and design professionals wanting to successfully win and carry out work abroad, this book will help you:
* Plan an entry into international practice
* Pick the best initial or next international market for your services
* Sell and contract for your services
* Manage the financial aspects of international practice
* Invoice and collect what is owed to you
* Enhance your domestic practice with international work
* Understand the telecommunication, software, and technology platforms required
* Identify and avoid the common problems of international practice
* Understand how experienced global firms effectively deal with risks and issues

Written by the co-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 is an indispensable reference and guide for any architect planning to seek work outside the United States.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: B Perkins, Bradford Perkins, Bradford (Perkins Eastman and Partners Perkins
• Edition: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9781119630166
• ISBN: 978-1-119-63016-6
• Pages: 496
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Art > Architecture; Architektur, Architecture, Professional Practice, Berufspraxis i. d. Architektur