This publication 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. A rich variety of (for the most part) up-and-coming offices are presented
that have developed new forward-looking business models organizational strategies and
resource concepts: these include ARGE c o Assemble Chybik+Kristof Ana Filipovic IFUB*
L'atelier-Nomadic Architecture Studio and Space & Matter.
