Construction Project Management: A comprehensive handbook for effective Architects

By Steven Smith

Successful architecture requires more than good design. It also requires the ability to manage the process that turns design intent into a completed construction project

Construction projects bring together clients, consultants, contractors, budgets, schedules, risks, technical requirements, and competing stakeholder expectations. For architects involved in project delivery, understanding how these elements are coordinated is essential to achieving successful outcomes.

Construction Project Management: A comprehensive handbook for effective Architects provides practical guidance on the principles and management activities involved in delivering construction projects effectively.

The central question is:

How can architects apply construction project management principles to coordinate people, resources, time, cost, risk, and quality throughout project delivery?

FROM DESIGN INTENT TO EFFECTIVE PROJECT DELIVERY

This handbook provides practical guidance on:

- Project planning: Establish clear objectives and organise the activities required for delivery
- Scheduling: Coordinate project activities and manage time effectively
- Budgeting and cost control: Understand the financial considerations affecting project decisions
- Risk management: Identify and respond to risks and emerging project challenges
- Quality management: Support appropriate standards throughout project execution
- Teams and stakeholders: Strengthen coordination, communication, and professional relationships
- Client management: Build effective relationships and respond to client expectations
- Sustainable construction: Incorporate sustainability considerations into project delivery
- Emerging technologies: Understand technological developments influencing construction management

CONNECTING ARCHITECTURE WITH PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Effective project delivery requires architects to work beyond design decisions and engage with the wider management processes that influence construction outcomes. This book connects fundamental project-management principles with the practical responsibilities involved in coordinating construction projects.

WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR

- Architects and architectural professionals
- Architecture students and graduates
- Construction and project managers
- Built-environment professionals
- Students studying construction project management

From initial planning to project delivery, stronger management enables architects to protect design objectives while responding effectively to the time, cost, quality, risk, and stakeholder demands of construction projects.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CJ4576SX
• ISBN13: 9798861493116
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"