Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 27, 2013

I take a great deal of pride in how my drawings look and this it isn’t just me patting myself on the back, this is due to the feedback I have received from contractors and clients on how easy my drawings are to read and to navigate. Like I said in the beginning, how your drawings look is a reflection of the culture of a firm.

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Life of an Architect

MARCH 2, 2014

If you want to know how this trellis might look, here is the basic concept [ Modern Trellis ] that I covered on the site April 2012 – which turned out terrific. Today the contractor is starting the process of drilling 56 piers on site. Your articles on selecting a contractor/builder and contracts helped with our decisions.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 19, 2014

This post, from October 2012 (two months before the 12/12/12 relaunch), is one of my favorites. Prior to starting our own firms, we business-owner architects experienced an “entrepreneurial seizure”, as Michael Gerber so accurately described in his book, The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It.

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 14, 2012

My residential architecture firm designs, builds and renovates homes for high-earning individuals living in Westchester County, NY, one of the nation’s wealthiest regions. The success of our firm depends on these people having the income and confidence to invest in their properties. Yet, we consider ourselves extremely successful.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 13, 2013

This is something that is particularly important to me because I think that if our drawings look like we took the time to craft their appearance, the contractors know that they need to take time to pay attention to what we drew. I use it now and have at the previous three firms I’ve worked at.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 26, 2015

Andrew Hawkins – past President of AIA Brazos Chapter, and the owner of Hawkins Architecture – a very successful firm based in College Station, Texas. I’m currently enrolled in the 2 + 4 Bachelor of Architecture Program and working full-time at an architecture firm. Living the dream!

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Life of an Architect

JANUARY 16, 2019

Sometimes I think I missed my calling as a contractor. Since the vast majority of my career has been spent in small firms, I tend to create redlines that are more narrative and collaborative in their nature. I have never worked construction and it is one of the biggest regrets I have from my formative years.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 15, 2018

Learn how by downloading our free course Profit for Small Firm Architects today at entrearchitect.com/freecourse. LePage and this is the podcast dedicated to a successful life as a small firm entrepreneur architect. What is it that we sell as small firm architects? Mark: 00:21. Mark: 00:38. Mark: 01:14.

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