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title: "Architectural Practice Simplified: A Survival Guide and Checklists for Building Construction and Site Improvements as Well as Tips on Architecture, Bu Paperback – December 11, 2009"
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# Architectural Practice Simplified: A Survival Guide and Checklists for Building Construction and Site Improvements as Well as Tips on Architecture, Bu Paperback – December 11, 2009

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- **What is this?** Architectural Practice Simplified: A Survival Guide and Checklists for Building Construction and Site Improvements as Well as Tips on Architecture, Bu Paperback – December 11, 2009 by gang chen
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## Customer Reviews

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    A Great Reference Book
  

*by C***N on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 11, 2015*

Building Construction begins as a very informative, readable synopsis of office culture, with great references to books and websites that even a practiced architect will find useful.  Chen gives varying persepctives on how architectural offices are run, valuable information for those starting out or moving between firms.It becomes clear here, in chapter two, when project times frames are defined that this book is very much geared towards those in commercial work- very specifically, retail design.  Those whose focus is primarily residential may find many of the detailed checklists somewhat un-relatable. There are no illustrations in the book which would have been helpful in some instances.However, many of the rules of thumb Chen gives and the general emphasis on attention to detail cross the commercial/ residential line and are quite useful.  I would recommend this book to those new to the profession.

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*by M***O on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 31, 2012*

if your a student, then this book is for you. if your a professional or architect, i think this book would be very elementary/ basic for you. my opinion is that this book is expensive...

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    Building Construction, an orderly discourse as to how to begin and then complete a building project.
  

*by S***S on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 15, 2015*

As a construction professional with almost 30 years in the carpentry trade, I have been on the receiving end of the architect's communiques. In the last ten years of my career I was alternately foreman and superintendent and with a brief stint as site superintendent for a commercial project and as such able to communicate directly with the architect. I also worked briefly for an architect as an intern for the remodel and re-purpose of a large building in an urban setting. In all of these experiences the organization of the project appeared at times to be haphazard at best. The protocol for communication was also not properly established so that I never knew to whom my RFIs and other questions should be addressed. To say that the experiences were frustrating to someone who cared about the job they were doing is an understatement. This book by Gang Chen should be on the desk and/or shelf of every architectural office as this book serves not only as a primer for the architectural profession but also and more importantly as a checklist that when followed will result in a job that proceeds in good order without either time or money wasted. The management principles and procedures described are critical to the success of a project. The projects that were failures that I was required to contend with failed to follow the steps this book outlines and then goes on to describe. I appreciate the opportunity to review Building Construction by Gang Chen and I can assure you that the book has a permanent place on the shelf of my library.Respectfully, Steven Davis MRICS ASA

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