Professional Studies in Architecture
A Primer
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 1. August 2026
224 pages
E-Book
978-1-040-29657-8 (ISBN)
Description
For students of architecture, this primer defines the critical subject area of professional studies which runs as a thread through the RIBA validation criteria for Parts 1 and 2. Suitable across the whole 5-year Masters Architecture degree course, it gives students the conceptual resources and tools they need to investigate professional issues. Using short case studies that relate to the RIBA Plan of Work, it bridges the gap between the needs of the student and the overly technical information and sources used by practicing professionals.
This brand new edition features:
A greater international focus
Topics aligned closely to the new ARB General Criteria and RIBA's new validation criteria
Explains the importance of the professional context in which buildings are designed and made
This brand new edition features:
A greater international focus
Topics aligned closely to the new ARB General Criteria and RIBA's new validation criteria
Explains the importance of the professional context in which buildings are designed and made
More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-040-29657-8 (9781040296578)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
approx. 08/2026
1st Edition
RIBA Publishing
€40.00
Not yet published
Person
Stephen Brookhouse is a Principal Lecturer at the University of Westminster where he is responsible for postgraduate professional studies in architecture and course leader for Part 3. He is a chartered architect with over 20 years' experience in practice and an experienced Part 3 examiner. He has authored the first four editions of the bestselling RIBA Part 3 Handbook as well as the previous edition of Professional Studies in Architecture: A Primer and Fees: A Good Practice Guide.
Content
Acknowledgements Foreword Introduction 1. Setting the Scene 2. The Designer as a professional 3. Designing and within a legal system 4. The responsibilities of the Architect: legal relationships 5. Planning for the future: Systems 6. Planning for the Future: Planet 7. Planning for the Past 8. Designing Responsibly and Safely 9. Fire and Life Safety 10. In Practice 11. Managing Design 12. Project Delivery: Beyond the studio 13. The future Architect References
