Forthcoming book:

Success in Architectural Practice: Excellence + Happiness + Profit

A great depth of managerial skill and knowledge is needed to underpin success in architectural practice. A commitment to delivering excellent design outcomes can be the foundation of building a more profitable enterprise, in parallel with providing a high quality of work life for architectural staff and for practice Directors. The architect delivers enormous value to a project, and to maximise that value for the client (and wider community), an efficient and profitable operation is essential. Excellent work demands and deserves sound profitability, and inversely, a profitable business will best facilitate high quality work. Achieving both will deliver professional satisfaction and personal happiness!

Building on these ideas, this book presents many compelling practical management strategies and insights, founded in management theory, and verified though the author’s experience and research, including from over forty interviews with leading architectural practitioners in Australia and New Zealand.

The book is due for release in mid-2026.