Feasibility Studies: An Architect's Guide

This guide provides practical advice for architects on how to undertake a feasibility study, set boundaries, organize the process, and manage clients' aspirations to ensure positive outcomes and avoid the dangers of a poorly defined brief and service proposal. It features recent live projects and advice from successful architectural practices, illustrating how a feasibility study can help achieve viability and add value.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 128 pages
Publication date: 01 November 2022
Publisher: RIBA Publishing

Are you finding yourself spending far more time on a feasibility study than you had anticipated? Or perhaps, you've delved into the intricate details of design without properly establishing a formal appointment process? This comprehensive guide aims to provide you with valuable insights into the advantages of conducting a feasibility study. Once you've secured the commission, how can you ensure that you're adhering to current best practices? This guide, specifically tailored for architects, aims to identify the potential pitfalls involved in undertaking a feasibility study and offer guidance on how to set boundaries, organize the process, and effectively manage clients' aspirations. By showcasing recent live projects alongside valuable advice from successful architectural practices, this publication illustrates how a feasibility study can contribute to achieving positive outcomes and mitigating the risks associated with a poorly defined brief and service proposal.

Moreover, this publication presents both the clients' and architects' perspectives, emphasizing why a feasibility study is a sensible approach to establishing viability before committing to a full-service commission. It underscores the importance of "adding value as an architect."

Weight: 308g
Dimension: 233 x 155 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781914124280