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A Simple Sales System for Small Firm Architects

EntreArchitect

When we present our initial schematic designs to our client, we are selling. A Simple Sales System for Small Firm Architects. We worked hard, designed projects that people talked about and were well known in our market. I send this document by email within days of our meeting. It’s as simple as that.

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Managing Your Client’s Happiness

EntreArchitect

One of the keys to success for small firm architects is client satisfaction. With so many roles and responsibilities as a small firm architect, how might we ensure that our clients’ expectations are well managed? Whether you have it documented or not, you most likely follow a routine for each project you deliver.

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Better Project Management for Small Firm Architects

EntreArchitect

Every firm, with any experience, has many of these processes already in place. They may be documented as formal systems or they may just be a general understanding of “how we do it here”. It’s the document that we use at my firm to gather much of this important information from our clients. Listen carefully.

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The A+List: Architizer’s Top Architecture and Design Firms to Watch in 2024

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This multifaceted approach is evident in projects such as Kia Lab, which take a holistic view of the programmatic brief, embedding the building’s function with the broader urban and cultural environment.

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Entrepreneur Architect Academy 010 | Eight Steps to a Happy Client

EntreArchitect

Upon receipt of the Owner Architect Agreement, we send each client our Pre-Design Client Questionnaire. This document provides a fun way to help our clients organize their thoughts and clearly communicate those thoughts to us. Then we get started and prepare our designs. Provide Them with the Tools They Need.

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How the AIA’s New Custom Residential Agreements Help Custom Home Architects and Contractors

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President, Bell Architecture APC and Leonard Kady, FAIA, Principal, Leonard Kady Architecture + Design. The first AIA Contract Documents (ACD) of their kind, ACD’s new Custom Residential Documents streamline the contractual process for architects by tailoring them for the distinctive requirements of the custom residential construction market.

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Entrepreneur Architect Academy 004 | My Sales System

EntreArchitect

When we present our initial schematic designs to our client, we are selling. I send this document by email within days of our meeting. I then prepare a printed proposal package, which includes a firm-branded folder containing a cover letter, our proposal, a list of references, another business card and several project sheets.