EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Take the Time to Examine Project Financials—You Won’t Regret It. Your projects have many moving parts, and sometimes tracking their financials might seem overwhelming. You might not get all the information you want or maybe, you don’t even bother to determine the profitability of each project because it would involve too much time.

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EntreArchitect

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

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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EntreArchitect

JUNE 14, 2016

As small firm architects, we are responsible for so many different roles and responsibilities. Oh yeah… and we need to design and develop our architecture projects as well. We are architects after all. The first step in being more productive is to automate your architecture firm.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 4, 2021

At Archmark Architect Branding & Marketing, we’ve seen architecture firms struggle to implement effective marketing strategies that help them get in front of better prospects so they can win better projects. Historically, architecture firm marketing has relied heavily on word-of-mouth referrals.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 24, 2018

Recruitment Strategies for Small Firm Architects. Recruiting new employees is one of the most important things a professional services firm can do to be sustainable. Firms leaders can start by breaking down recruitment into three stages: developing a candidate pool, narrowing to set of finalists, and negotiating the hire.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In the present day, these ideals hold true — but what is expected of the contemporary architect has expanded considerably. Catalyst Building by Michael Green Architects, 10th Annual A+Awards Finalist in the Architecture +Sustainability category. “I am grateful that this project has been appreciated globally.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 18, 2017

Why Architects Miss Their Profitability Targets. For all professional design firms there are two different, yet interrelated levels of profitability – a firm’s overall profitability and the profitability of each completed project. Profit is Independent of Projects. The legal and organizational structure of a firm.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 25, 2016

Many architects have experienced the result of this shut down when ordering products or materials from European suppliers. The phones stop ringing and fresh prospects cease to inquire about new projects. For many of us small firm architects, this sounds a bit scary. The European Holiday Shut Down. No social media.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 3, 2016

As we move into a new month, we are shifting our focus to a new category of small firm success. How can we ensure that at the end of each project, we have inspired “raving fans” eager to spread the word about our exceptional skills, talents and remarkable customer service? How do we best serve our clients?

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EntreArchitect

JULY 25, 2017

We may have perfected our marketing, developed a strong reputation, executed a flawless sales process and have received our prospective client’s eager authorization to proceed with a new project. This one step could kill the project before you ever have a chance to demonstrate your skill as an architect. We need a contract.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Empowering architects to better serve the world with more than 681,000 total downloads in 2021, the EntreArchitect Podcast has grown to serve small firm architects from every corner of the planet. Number 2 with 7,072 downloads is episode 416 with Edward Shannon – The Sole Practitioner Architecture Firm.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 6, 2018

A Culture at Your Architecture Firm Will Make or Break Your Firm. As your small firm grows beyond its infancy of the sole practitioner and you develop a strong team , the culture of your firm will evolve. Your firm’s culture and how you manage it is critical to the success of your firm.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 6, 2015

To successfully complete a project, an architect is responsible for making thousands of critical decisions. To complete the development of a standard residential additions and alterations project, it takes several months of focus and dedication. But wait… for architects, there’s more. How do YOU make more money?

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EntreArchitect

JULY 19, 2016

What I didn’t know I didn’t know was how much I would, in a brief few years, also have benefited had there been full-semester courses in the basic introductions to financial management, project management and accounting principles. And, during my time at Cal Berkeley, I worked full-time for a couple of local architects and engineers.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 16, 2017

As small firm architects, we are responsible for so many different roles and responsibilities. Oh yeah… and we need to design and develop our architecture projects as well. We are architects after all. The first step in being more productive is to automate your architecture firm.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 26, 2016

The large majority are venture groups that want to inject resources into underperforming businesses to help them achieve levels of growth they could have never realized if not for the connections, knowledge, capital and guidance such a firm offers. Many investment firms employ talent across a wide range of expertise.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 10, 2018

This article was written by architect Timothy Ung of JourneyofanArchitect.com. Almost 40 tips for Starting an Architecture Firm. So I purchased several inspiring books written by life coaches, architects, and business professionals. Here’s a summary of each of each of their advice: Advice from an Architect.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Years before launching EntreArchitect, I published a quarterly newsletter for my own residential architecture firm, Fivecat Studio. Even without the appropriate focus, we benefited directly with a few new projects and some positive quarterly buzz in the local press. This is an opportunity that few architects explore.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Anyone who has started their own architecture firm from scratch knows this dilemma well. We planned our launch and created a new website to share our ideas with the world… but we have no completed projects to show. We can’t complete any projects without a firm and its tough to start a firm without any projects.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 2, 2018

How do I get noticed when I am first starting an architecture firm? How do I get that first solo project?”. I’ve shared articles at this blog in the past on how much it may cost to start your own firm and how Annmarie and I launched Fivecat Studio with no clients and very little money. Tell fellow architects.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 4, 2015

This is a guest post by Enoch Sears from Business of Architecture. Marketing a residential architecture firm is perhaps different than marketing any other kind of professional service or product in the world. Selling architectural services is all about relationships. Pro-Active Marketing For Residential Architects.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 5, 2016

A Culture at Your Architecture Firm Will Make or Break Your Firm. As your small firm grows beyond its infancy of the sole practitioner and you develop a strong team , the culture of your firm will evolve. Your firm’s culture and how you manage it is critical to the success of your firm.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 10, 2015

Blessed with friends who needed architectural services for their new restaurant, we signed a contract and thought we were on our way. We thought that was all we needed; a project to launch the rest of our career. That project did lead to another, and that one to another. Money flows in and money flows out from every firm.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 22, 2017

Annual budgets, annual profit plans, and individual project fee budgets are forecasts of future financial and business activity. Financial Management for Architects (blog). How To Fix Your Profitability Problem as a Small Firm Architect (blog). The 6 Critical Steps to a Profitable Architecture Firm (blog).

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 21, 2016

Years before launching EntreArchitect, I published a quarterly newsletter for my own residential architecture firm, Fivecat Studio. Even without the appropriate focus, we benefited directly with a few new projects and some positive quarterly buzz in the local press. This is an opportunity that few architects explore.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 1, 2018

We architects have deeply rooted positive passion for what we do. We love being architects. We are making the world a better place with every new project and we would do it for free if we could. We are making the world a better place with every new project and we would do it for free if we could. The Starving Artist.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 21, 2013

With my expertise in surveying existing conditions, I launched a direct mail marketing campaign (though I had no idea that’s what it was called) aimed at local sole proprietors and small firms. Annmarie McCarthy, Architect. A nnmarie McCarthy, Architect was launched. We had started our own architecture firm.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 31, 2017

This past week on the podcast, I spoke with another pair of architects about how succeed as a married couple in architecture. From that original small studio, we built our reputation for highly detailed residential architecture and our “personal touch” customer service. It was time to take the firm to the next level.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Ranging in size, geography and expertise, these 26 studios came out on top in the Best Firm Categories. Each team was judged on the strength of their portfolio and recognized for delivering some of the most compelling and creative projects the industry has seen over the past 10 years.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

One of the many benefits of running Entrepreneur Architect is that I get to speak with lots of amazing people. They are overloaded with new projects, but are not yet ready to hire more staff. Most other regions are still slow to recover with thousands of experienced architects struggling to find work. Here’s how it works….

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EntreArchitect

JULY 12, 2016

(This is Part 2 of a guest post by Bob Morgan, an architect based in South-East Asia. The same analogies can be used for the Architects’ Studio. However, for the Small Practice, it could become more ‘Personal’ in that “We need another Samantha!” What other ‘Pipeline Projects’ are likely to become ‘Live?’ Senior Architect.

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Architizer

JANUARY 11, 2024

In a move that celebrates architectural excellence, we are delighted to announce a significant enhancement to the Firm Profiles pages on Architizer: introducing distinctive blue “+” badges for firms that have secured an A+Award in any Firm Awards category.

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EntreArchitect

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Luckily, the “code police” cannot go back in time to penalize me as the project architect. I designed it to have a fireman’s pole too, but that was “value engineered” out of the project by my mom. Knowing that I wanted to practice architecture as a career, I had a white fold-up drafting board at a very early age.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

A member of our Linkedin group, Entrepreneur Architect , posted a response to my discussion, “Learning From Other Industries: Could an architecture firm be successfully structured to run like a high-end salon?” Members of the co-op (architects, designers, landscape architects, artists, etc.)

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EntreArchitect

JULY 5, 2016

(This is a guest post by Bob Morgan, an architect based in South-East Asia). Indeed it can also lead to Practices ‘Collaborating’ at a much more Strategic Level, and ‘Sharing Risk’ during the initial stages of Speculative Projects. After School of Architecture he specialized in Volume Developer Housing and Healthcare Projects.

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EntreArchitect

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

When architects ask me how much it will cost to launch an architecture firm, I say, “as much as you need.” ” Below I will discuss the very basics required to launch a sole proprietor architecture firm. Eventually we found a project and with the ball rolling, we started to market our services.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 14, 2013

The nation was recovering from recession and architects were not hiring. After several months of searching, I received a call from Barry Poskanzer, AIA , an architect in Ridgewood, NJ. While I was at URS, Annmarie had moved to Westchester County, New York and was working for a sole proprietor, designing custom residential projects.

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