Arch+: The Business of Architecture

Up-to-the-minute insight on the economics of architecture, plus examples of how contemporary firms are revolutionizing their business structure

Published with ARCH+.

This publication examines the jobs, office structures and profitability in the field of contemporary architecture. It includes case studies of forward-looking business models from firms such as Assemble, Chybik+Kristof, Ana Filipovic and Space & Matte.

It examines the economic conditions of architecture, which are all too often disregarded in the day-to-day life of people working in the profession. The focus is on contracts, jobs, and office structures, on profitability and phases in the construction industry’s economic cycles, on work processes, authorship, and labour rights, on digital outsourcing, and digital out- sourcing. The book sets out to reveal the business footing on which architecture stands: How does it operate today in economic terms? ARCH+ The Business of Architecture is intended as a stimulus, offering tools that will empower budding and practising architects alike.