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• Books
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Books

The RIBA Bookshops publish an excellent list entitled "Books Which Every Architectural Practice Needs", available on their website at [www.ribabookshops.com] Buying all 26 books would, however, set you back nearly £1000 so here is ArchiMentor's selection of the books which we think you really cannot do without, although this is still going to cost you a little over £300. They're all available from the RIBA Bookshop and most, but not all, are on the shortlist referred to above.

You'll need to make your own decisions about to adding to this selection - some of the other books on the RIBA Bookshop shortlist may not be relevant to all practices - but you won't go far wrong by following their recommendations.

Architectural Press

Architect's Legal Handbook (Eight Edition). Anthony Speaight. July 2004. £29.99

Blackwell Science

Building Regulations Explained and Illustrated. Billington, Simons, Waters. November 2003. £43.99. Note 1.

CIRIA

CDM Regulations - Work sector guidance for designers. January 2003. £50.00.

Elsevier

Building Regulations in Brief. Ray Tricker. July 2005. £19.99. Note 1

Heinemann-Butterworth

Metric Handbook 2nd Edition. David Adler. April 1999. £33.99.

RIBA Publishing

Architect's Handbook of Practice Management (7th Edition). Sarah Lupton. February 2002. £57.50.
Architect's Job Book (7th Edition). Sarah Lupton. December 2000. £50.00.
Designing for Accessibility. March 2004. £22.50.
The Architect's Plan of Work. Roland Phillips. June 2000. £22.50.
Which Contract?. Stanley Cox, Hugh Clamp. June 2003. £42.50.

Spon Press

Understanding JCT Standard Building Contracts Seventh Edition. David Chappell. March 2003. £18.99. Note 2
Understanding the Building Regulations. Simon Polley. June 2005. £18.99. Note 1

Note 1 - You only need one of these books, not all three. The RIBA Bookshop recommends the Elsevier book by Ray Tricker.
Note 2 - You may prefer to buy individual guides on the JCT contracts which you are most likely to use. The most-respected series is written by Sarah Lupton, published by RIBA Publishing, and covers all the main types of JCT contract.

Free publications

Barbour Index

Building Product Compendium. Published annually. Complementary copies may be ordered through the Barbour Index website. [http://www.barbour-index.co.uk]

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Building Regulations and Approved Documents. These are all available for free downloading from the ODPM website. Start from the ArchiMentor Building Regulations or Approved Documents pages.

RIBA Enterprises

RIBA Product Selector. Complementary copies may be ordered through the RIBA Product Selector website. [www.ribaproductselector.com]

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