EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 2, 2018

The Power of Blogging for Architects. The blog is still one of the most effective tools a small firm architect can use to foster community. Small firm architects are busy people. Small firm architects often ask me how they can find new projects. A community will help you succeed.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 23, 2017

Helping Firms Embrace the Language of Business. I went to school for architecture, not business!”. ” These are the sentiments of many firms in the architecture community. ” These are the sentiments of many firms in the architecture community. Bookkeeping Basics for Architects.

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Earlier that day, our hosts at the 1992 American Institute of Architecture Students Grassroots conference gave each student leader a copy of the inspirational paperback following a motivational speech about leadership. Servant Leadership for Architects. “A There are 5 principles of Servant Leadership for Architects.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 18, 2018

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. It’s the precise moment when a passionate employee commits to starting her own firm.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The Revalu platform uses one million data points and an AI -powered accuracy checker to enable architects to compare the environmental impacts of different building materials. Top image: bio-based materials can be found in the Material Innovation Hub This is mainly for large architecture firms using custom design tools.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 19, 2016

Without any education in business basics, architects rarely understand the fundamentals of business success. Seven years into owning our own small firm, Annmarie and I decided to make some changes. Where the balance sheet shows my firm’s health, the income statement is the primary measure of my firms performance.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 3, 2018

This is the transcript from EntreArchitect Podcast Episode 226, Successful Project Planning for Small Firm Architects. If you don’t know how, learn how by downloading our free course profit for small firm architects today at EntreArchitect.com/freecourse. Start Transcript. LePage: .

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 24, 2018

It may be the most critical step in the entire process of acquiring a new architecture client. Every project we perform as professionals must be commenced with a signed written agreement, but for small firm architects working with inexperienced clients, this is a critical moment. It’s your proposal.

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EntreArchitect

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Professional Liability Insurance for Architects. Architects are inherently burdened with risk and liability for the services we provide. We make thousands of decisions during the development of a typical architectural project. We must protect ourselves, our firms and our families from the risk of legal action.

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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

JANUARY 17, 2017

There are 3 key strategies required for a successful architecture firm. Anyone practicing architecture for more than a few months knows that patience is a prerequisite. An efficient “process” of architecture is all about decision-making. Can a firm “specialize” in more than one market?

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 21, 2017

Fees for Small Firm Architects. There are hundreds of articles, forums, blog posts and comments discussing how we architects are not paid enough and how our clients don’t understand what we do. Discussing compensation among architects (and even openly comparing fees) is not against the law. We are worth more.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 9, 2023

The IRS Research and Development (R&D) tax credit is a valuable opportunity for practicing architects to potentially save money on their taxes. By understanding how this tax credit works and how to qualify, architects can potentially save thousands of dollars on their tax liability.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Architizer’s global architectural awards program, the 11th Annual A+Awards , is now accepting submissions, with a Main Entry Deadline of December 16th this year. The A+List forms a comprehensive guide to the world’s best architecture firms and is refreshed each year based on the results of the annual A+Awards program.

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EntreArchitect

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

This is a guest post written by Andrew Armstrong, an architecture and design enthusiast, business owner, and digital marketing strategist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Architectural designs have been traditionally been limited by technology (or a lack thereof) as much as the vision and abilities of the architect.

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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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EntreArchitect

MARCH 10, 2023

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. He changed my life as an architect and indirectly impacted an entire generation of architect business owners through EntreArchitect.

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EntreArchitect

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

We were two young architects seeking the freedom of our own firm. I wrote a 3-part blog series a couple years back sharing the full story of how Annmarie and I started our own architecture firm. Years of experience has taught us that not every project is right for our firm. Leverage The Power To Say, “No!”

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 26, 2014

I know this as fact, because I track my firm’s Prospect to Project Ratio. In the spirit of Entrepreneur Architect’s mission to help you build a better business, I will share that private information another day. Every year since Annmarie and I launched the firm in 1999, we’ve had a full workload.

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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. Historically, the profitability of professional design firms is, on average, in the range of 8-12%.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Originally published in 2013 as Part 4 of the original EntreArchitect Academy Blog Series, this final article of our month dedicated to Business Development shares my firm’s simple sales system. Too many architects I know are not making ends meet. We architects are notoriously horrible business people. We need to talk.

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

This quiet time would clear my mind and prepare me for the “chaos” that is running a small firm architecture studio. I then review my responsibilities as administrator of the firm, as well as my responsibilities as a husband and dad. Before moving to a home studio, I used my morning commute as my decompression time.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 9, 2016

Every architect has a dream of having their work published in books and magazines. The process of having our work published is one of those secrets architects learn with maturity. The process of having our work published is one of those secrets architects learn with maturity. For others, its a marketing strategy.

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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. Most firms, here in the United States, experience a slow down at the same time every summer. For many of us small firm architects, this sounds a bit scary. The European Holiday Shut Down.

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Architizer

JANUARY 11, 2024

The latest edition of “ Architizer: The World’s Best Architecture ” — a stunning, hardbound book celebrating the most inspiring contemporary architecture from around the globe — is now available. Order your copy today.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 6, 2015

To successfully complete a project, an architect is responsible for making thousands of critical decisions. As a requirement for licensure, registered architects are responsible for the health, safety and welfare of every occupant in every project we design. But wait… for architects, there’s more. must earn a profit.

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EntreArchitect

SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

The current edition of Residential Architect magazine includes a feature titled, Rebound. It leads with a story about my firm, Fivecat Studio. I’m a natural born entrepreneur and my optimistic nature has always pushed our firm to the limits. At our peak, we employed three architects and an administrative assistant.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 12, 2016

This is a guest post written by our friend (and founding member of EntreArchitect Academy) Marica McKeel ; an architect, designer, foodie, and entrepreneur. In this article Marica shares her recent experience with building a new team for her small firm and how she is being intentional about the culture in which they work.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Architecture is my first love, if you want to talk about what moves me — It’s the ordering of space, the visual pleasure, architecture’s power to construct our days and nights …” Why do we love well-designed architecture? Start your submission today. .

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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

OCTOBER 13, 2013

In 2003, with many accolades and a determination to take our firm to the next level, we moved out of the darkness of the basement and into a light-filled 2,000 square foot office space in Pleasantville. As we welcome additional project managers to the firm, they too will be hired locally, but will work remotely. We would be successful.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 12, 2022

Many women are afraid that motherhood would force them to pause – or stop entirely – their architectural careers. We all know that architecture and motherhood both are high-pressure jobs, and the lack of flexibility that accompanies our industry overall doesn’t make it any easier for mothers to stay in balance with their professional growth.

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Slack for Architects. As my team and I consider new or improved ways of sharing knowledge to small firm entrepreneur architects throughout 2018, I produced this video for my YouTube channel. I will take you behind the scenes at my firm, Fivecat Studio, and share my workflow for the powerful communication app, Slack.

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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. ” The engine driving the success of every small firm is our network of operational systems. The engine driving the success of every small firm is our network of operational systems.

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Archmark

MARCH 29, 2019

How to make marketing work for your architecture firm. No matter how good an architect you are, or how talented your team is, you need a strategic approach to marketing in order to succeed. Read on to learn about five effective marketing building blocks that contribute to architecture firm growth.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Yet in our experience, many architecture firms are doing exactly the same thing. What we learned from studying more than 400 architecture firm websites. Over the past year, we’ve evaluated the websites of more than 400 architecture firms. Greater confusion about whether an architect is even needed at all.

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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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