For students of architecture, this primer defines the critical subject area of professional studies which runs as a thread through the new RIBA validation criteria for Parts 1 and 2. Suitable across the whole 5-year Masters Architecture degree course, it gives students the conceptual resources and tools they need to investigate professional issues. Using short case studies that relate to the RIBA Plan of Work, it bridges the gap between the needs of the student and the overly technical information sources used by practicing professionals.

Stephen Brookhouse is a Principal Lecturer at the University of Westminster where he is responsible for postgraduate professional studies in architecture and course leader for Part 3. He is a chartered architect with over 20 years’ experience in practice and an experienced Part 3 examiner. He has authored the first two editions of the bestselling Part 3 Handbook as well as Professional Studies in Architecture: A Primer.