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Establishing a Firm

EntreArchitect

The story of growing Kohn Pedersen Fox from 3 partners to an international architecture firm of 700+. In 1992 Gene Kohn, Chairman and Founder of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) spoke at my architecture school. I was a 22-year-old architecture student and a born entrepreneur. Gene inspired me that day in 1992.

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Gene Kohn Changed My Life, and Indirectly Impacted an Entire Generation of Architects

EntreArchitect

In 1992 Gene Kohn, Chairman and Founder of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) spoke at my architecture school. I was a 22-year-old architecture student and a born entrepreneur. Below is the talk Gene presented at the EntreArchitect Business Summit for our community of small firm architects.

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Architectural Job Starter Kit | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

So I thought I would put together an architectural job “starter kit” of all the things you should be paying attention to if you’re planning on getting a job at an architectural office. My experience demands that I champion the advantages of working in a small firm, it’s what I know and love.

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My 12 Rules for Landing Your First Job in Architecture

EntreArchitect

Throughout the winter before graduating, I wrote over 100 cover letters and mailed them with my standard one-page resume to every architecture firm in the New York metropolitan area. There were hundreds of architecture students graduating that spring and they were all competing for the same few positions available in the region.

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Top 10 Entrepreneur Architect Blog Articles of 2013

EntreArchitect

Today I’m in Chicago at AIAS Forum 2013 celebrating the new year with a thousand architecture students from every corner of North America. My session is titled, 12 Steps to Business Success in Architecture. Our Architectural Services Proposal. How I Started My Own Architecture Firm.

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The Biggest Surprise of My Life as an Architect

EntreArchitect

This month, the #ArchiTalks theme is “Then and Now” and we are all sharing how our lives in the profession differ (or not) from the lives we expected to live when we decided to pursue a career in this profession of architecture. My position in the firm as the Partner in Charge of Operations forced me to embrace my true strengths.

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Our First Architecture Project [#ArchiTalks]

EntreArchitect

It’s not only the story of my first project, but the complete story of how my wife and architect business partner Annmarie McCarthy and I started our own architecture firm. How I Started My Own Architecture Firm. I always knew I would someday have my own firm. The Large Corporate Firm.

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