Book Of The Month / November: The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice

In November's #BookOfTheMonth we want to share the must-have book for architects - The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice by AIA.

If you are starting your own architecture firm or are already running one, you will most definitely need a copy of The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice. Written by The American Institute of Architects and published since 1920, the book provides every bit of information needed to build and run an architecture firm - from choosing a legal form to recruiting and hiring employees, to delivering a project - all neatly organized into a single hardcover book.

The book focuses on the business aspects of running an architecture firm and leaves the design side out of the equation. It contains all the stuff you didn't learn in architecture school and all the stuff you probably wish you didn't have to worry about but is necessary to run the architectural office and practice. That is the great benefit of the book - everything is systematically laid out and easy to find. If you are an architect and have only one business book on the shelf, The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice is the one you should choose.

Today you can find the 15th edition of the book. Since 1920, every new edition has kept pace and incorporates information on new approaches or technology emerging in domains relevant to architectural practice.

Although the paperback book is quite heavy, we still believe that this book must be in every architectural office.

You can get this book here.