All Advice articles – Page 4
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Tablet onlyCan I stop my client making radical changes to my design?
What rights do planners and clients have to water down an architect’s scheme?
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Tablet onlyWe are setting up anew after forced insolvency
What should I look out for when I set up anew?
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Tablet onlyMy client only wants to pay me if my project wins planning
My client is pressuring me to submit a planning application “at risk”, what should I do?
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Tablet onlyShould I be allowed to take my work journal when I leave my job?
I keep a journal in which I make notes on the various projects I’m working on, can I take this with me when I leave?
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Tablet onlyWhy doesn’t the RIBA provide fee scales?
I want advice on fee scales, why doesn’t the RIBA provide this?
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Tablet onlyAs an employer, can I monitor my employees’ use of email?
Can I monitor an employee I suspect of spending an excessive amount of time sending personal emails?
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Tablet onlyMy contractor is threatening to walk off site
My contractor is threatening to walk off site in a dispute over payment. Can he do this?
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Tablet onlyWhat’s the best way to advertise?
How can I raise my firm’s current prospects with proactive marketing?
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FeaturesHave the Olympics marketing rules relaxed?
With the Olympics finally here, you may want to promote your practice’s involvement with the Games. Have the marketing regulations changed?
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FeaturesShould I accept Olympic hospitality tickets?
How to avoid falling fall foul of the Bribery Act with corporate hospitality tickets for the Olympics
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FeaturesGrip your glass and say hello to networking
Social networks are no substitute for face to face conversation – however nerve-wracking the experience may be
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FeaturesRIBA’s new bim overlay signals a tipping point for the industry
As bim revolutionises the way we work, a new process map is required
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Tablet onlySharing information can mean sharing legal bills
This excerpt from BD’s Bim White Paper examines the murky world of bim law
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FeaturesWhat exactly is "unacceptable professional conduct"?
Unacceptable professional conduct is a phrase that is often heard in BD. We examine what it means and who decides what it constitutes
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FeaturesDear Matthew: "All I see is bad terms of employment, an uncertain workload and low pay"
BD’s agony uncle has some career advice for an architect who is fed up with the profession and wants out
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FeaturesDear Matthew: "Sometimes I spend more time undoing their work than being supported"
BD’s agony uncle on employing part II architecture graduates who have trouble knuckling down
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FeaturesWhat can I tell the media?
If your employer hasn’t paid you, you may be tempted to spill the beans to a journalist. We examine the legal and ethical implications