我曾在另一個討論主題內提到 PENN 有個課程「Professional Practice」在教導學生出社會後可以如何開展自己的事業、創立與管理一家建築師事務所。
以下是相關知識的書單，可以在 WILEY 書商網站找到，這些書中提到的觀念與方法都是針對美國建築市場而撰寫。
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Architect's Essentials of Starting a Design Firm
Peter Piven, Bradford Perkins
ISBN: 0-471-23481-8
Architect's Essentials of Ownership Transition
Peter Piven
ISBN: 0-471-43481-7
Architect's Essentials of Cost Management
Michael D. Dell'Isola
ISBN: 0-471-44359-X
Architect's Essentials of Presentation Skills
David Greusel
ISBN: 0-471-17675-3
Architect's Essentials of Winning Proposals
Frank A. Stasiowski
ISBN: 0-471-27241-8
The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice, 13th Edition—Student Edition
The American Institute of Architects
ISBN: 0-471-17672-9
The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice, 13th Edition
The American Institute of Architects
ISBN: 0-471-41969-9
Architect's Essentials of Professional Development
Jean R. Valence
ISBN: 0-471-23691-8
The Architect's Guide to Design-Build Services
G. William Quatman, II (Editor), Ranjit (Randy) Dhar (Editor), The American Institute of Architects
ISBN: 0-471-21842-1
Architectural Contract Administration
Edmond Pachner
ISBN: 0-471-55004-3
The Executive Architect: Transforming Designers into Leaders
John E. Harrigan, Paul R. Neel
ISBN: 0-471-11352-2
Ethics and the Practice of Architecture
Barry Wasserman, Patrick J. Sullivan, Gregory Palermo
ISBN: 0-471-29822-0
Handbook of Design Office Administration
The Society of Design Administration
ISBN: 0-471-25858-X
Human Resources Management: The Complete Guidebook for Design Firms
Mark C. Zweig
ISBN: 0-471-63374-7
Multimedia Marketing for Design Firms
Curtis B. Charles, Karen M. Brown
ISBN: 0-471-14609-9
Problem Seeking: An Architectural Programming Primer, 4th Edition
William M. Pena, Steven A. Parshall
ISBN: 0-471-12620-9
Promotion Strategies for Design and Construction Firms
Vilma Barr
ISBN: 0-471-28559-5
Value Pricing for the Design Firm
Frank A. Stasiowski
ISBN: 0-471-57933-5[/u]