Professional Documents
Culture Documents
i. Background
ii. Definition
iii. Architectural Firm – Genesis (Factors that
enable expanded capacity and reach of start-
up and small firms) 1
founded in 1750 at York, England. 1) De Architectura by Vitruvius – Front cover of the edition of Lyon (1552)
2) Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (C. 80-70BC – 15BC)
•Infrastructure
•Collaboration
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Depending on the nature of the New firms have the option of expanding their
project team arrangement, firms services to include the construction phase
can take on discrete tasks or through ongoing collaboration with
serve in support role, contractors. Architect-Led Design-Build
demonstrating value and offers possibility of influence and revenue
expertise. (commensurate with the additional risk)
PREPARED BY ADRIAN R. TOISA beyond the design phase of project.
ARCHITECTURAL FIRM - GENESIS
Start-up & Small Firms
Global Practice
Advances in production technologies
and telecommunications have
greatly improved access to the global
design market for firms of all scales.
➢ Administrative help is
advisable to free the principal to
complete billable work.
REFERENCE
Architectural Firm
➢RA 9266 – The Architecture Act of 2004
➢The Architect’s Guide to Small Firm Practice (Wiley 2010), by Rena M. Klein, FAIA
➢The Architect’s Handbook of Professional Practice 15th Edition
➢http://www.di.net/almanac/stats/oldest-architecture-firms/
➢http://shop.columns.com/marcus-vitruvius-pollio.aspx
➢http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/vitruvius1552