Understanding Architectural Work Atmospheres through the Comparison of 2 Architectural Offices.

The paper should start off by explaining various architectural office atmospheres and conditions of working. In this first half of the essay an evaluation and appreciation of the knowledge of management, practice and law in terms of architecture should be explained in detail. This should include those subjects we address during the academic life such as management of time, relationships with others etc. Also, ‘professionalism and ethics’ in architectural firms and regulations should be defined and explained thoroughly. In the second part of the essay two architectural offices which are the BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) and OMA (Office for Metropolitan Architecture) should be compared in terms of the concepts above. These should include the locations of different offices that they have all around the world, Practice structures, legal status and business styles, The nature of the practice’s work, size of projects, types and the implications of such work, Types of clients and so on. Also an evaluation as to the architect’s obligation to society should be made in terms of ;What is the turnover and levels of profitability. Do they carry out full or partial services? etc. Diagrams and images should be used while explaining all these.