ARPL 722 Professional Practice
The course explores business management for architects. Where other courses focus on the services that architects provide to their clients (such as design), this one focuses on what architects need to know to remain in business while providing those services. It addresses effective management of architectural projects, practices and careers in terms of marketing, finance and accounting, staffing, law, organizational structure, professional development, risk management, and negotiation. In addition, it reviews the history and current state of the profession and the procedures mandated by the standard industry contracts used by owners, design professionals, and contractors in the design and construction of buildings.