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.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 3, 2018

This is the transcript from EntreArchitect Podcast Episode 226, Successful Project Planning for Small Firm Architects. Do you know how to calculate the exact amount that you need to charge your clients in order to earn 20 percent profit on that project? Robert Yuen builds tools and software. Start Transcript.

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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. Relative to the other expenses of a small firm, professional liability insurance is down right expensive… until you need it. Sources of Professional Liability Insurance for Architects.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Too many architects I know are not making ends meet. We architects are notoriously horrible business people. So share this blog with every architect you know!). When we present our initial schematic designs to our client, we are selling. A Simple Sales System for Small Firm Architects. We hit a wall.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 26, 2014

The confidence level of our clients has been riding the roller coaster of an uncertain, unpredictable economy. In the spirit of Entrepreneur Architect’s mission to help you build a better business, I will share that private information another day. The last fifteen years has been one wild ride for Fivecat Studio.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 9, 2016

Every architect has a dream of having their work published in books and magazines. Publication is a form of social proof indicating that our designs are worthy of our prospective clients’ attention. The process of having our work published is one of those secrets architects learn with maturity. Build Your Platform.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 14, 2016

As small firm architects, we are responsible for so many different roles and responsibilities. We need to meet with clients, develop and distribute marketing, respond to important email, manage our social media accounts, send invoices, collect payments and so much more. We are architects after all.

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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. Forget about profit.

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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. Clients are focused on their own personal schedules and are away on their own vacations. Your staff needs to know.

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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. Marica finds inspiration by surrounding herself with creative people, collaborating with her clients, and forging strong working relationships with her contractors. Team Building.

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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 3 with 7,011 downloads is episode 366 with Anna Laman – Attract Ideal Clients Through Better Messaging.

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Archmark

MARCH 29, 2019

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. Recently, we asked Richard Marshall, Principal with Perkins+Will , about the importance of marketing for small firms, “The best organizations view marketing as just as important a skill set as design.

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Archmark

JULY 26, 2021

Five Architect Marketing Building Blocks to Grow Your Firm! If you don’t build a pipeline of work you have no work.” — Richard Marshall, Principal, Perkins+Will 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.

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 13, 2013

We had no clients, little money and were filled with confidence. 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. We are blessed with many fabulous clients.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 10, 2013

” When one of my residential architecture clients finally reaches out and calls Fivecat Studio , these are some of the thoughts they may start with. Most of our clients are first time builders. They think they know what they want, how much it will cost and how long it will take to design and build it. Sound familiar?

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Deezen

JANUARY 12, 2022

In the third of the video Dezeen interviews filmed with Richard Rogers in 2013, the late architect discussed the Lloyd's building in London and the backlash prompted by its radical design. He was one of the world's best-known architects, famous for his pioneering high-tech architecture.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 28, 2017

How To Communicate the Value of an Architect. I speak with or communicate online with small firm architects almost every day. I want to know with what members of our small firm community are struggling, so that we at EntreArchitect might develop resources to help you build a better business.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 19, 2019

When Annmarie and I launched our architecture studio in 1999, we knew that we wanted to give our firm a unique identity. Every other firm in the region was named for their founders. Another “Smith and Smith Architects” was not what we wanted to be. (No Can you recall the logo for any of the firms I mentioned above?

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 30, 2018

Clients see us as all the same. One architect is just like another. We are expected to know the codes and technical details required to construct safe and healthy buildings. In the eyes of our clients, we are all the same… unless we do something to stand out from the crowd. My firm does it differently than the rest.

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 6, 2013

I have no portfolio of my own to show clients. I’ve shared articles 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. Starting a firm from scratch is not easy. Be certain that launching your own firm is what you truly want to do.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 19, 2018

UK Architects. Architect’s Name. Engineering Ventures, Resilient Buildings Group. Firm Address. Yes and as I joined with UK Architects we continue to provide a fee estimate based on construction cost and estimated hourly output with some tasks, such as meetings, billed hourly. With clients? Project Name.

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Years before launching Entrepreneur Architect, I published a quarterly newsletter for my own residential architecture firm, Fivecat Studio. I can only imagine the connections I could have enjoyed if I focused on building my email list to its fullest potential. Build your list by using a dedicated email service.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 30, 2014

This past week on the Entrepreneur Architect Podcast, I shared my original 2006 business plan for Fivecat Studio. Shortly after completing the plan, I launched Living Well in Westchester and wrote consistently until 2012 when I shifted my focus here to Entrepreneur Architect.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 9, 2021

Every potential client who architects serve under 40 has created a software derived sketch. No more CAD-execution with humans: Revit and BIM will explode into all the ways architects have functioned since the computer rewrote the office manuals of every architecture office in the world.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 20, 2015

All successful architects have three things in common. An efficient process of architecture is all about choices and obtaining decisions from some clients takes the patience of a saint. An efficient process of architecture is all about choices and obtaining decisions from some clients takes the patience of a saint.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 12, 2018

The people who wanted us to build this project saw the show, were local and liked what we were doing. The biggest two things are getting contracts over to the client quickly and following up with them frequently. Yes, we utilize prior clients, advertise on Google, update our website, and use Thumbtack. With clients?

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 13, 2018

Marketing Strategies for Residential Architects. Have you listened to my interview with co-founder of SALA Architects , Dale Mulfinger, FAIA over at EntreArchitect Podcast? Here are 4 strategies that SALA Architects has used to grow their residential architecture firm: Write. The publisher agreed and the series was born.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 30, 2016

Each month, dozens of architect bloggers from around the world publish a post on a specific topic simultaneously on the same date. That means eager prospects with exciting new projects will start looking for architects to help design and build their dreams. As small firm architects, how do we get noticed by those prospects?

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EntreArchitect

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

For years architects have been looking for ways to justify their fees and hourly rates to their clients. We need to take the time to understand our clients’ needs and concerns and then educate them about the value-added aspects of our service. Value Based Compensation for Architects.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 23, 2022

The result of all the means and methods any creation builds is an outcome: but the outcome should not bypass the motivations a problem. The ideas of user/clients are thus transformed by the open creative process. The communication past the origin of an idea is as long and varied as any part of the design/build process.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 26, 2017

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. How do YOU make more money?

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 15, 2014

As many of you may already know, tomorrow is a big day for small firm architects. . I will be speaking at the summit, so I asked Enoch if he would write a quick article to introduce my topic to the readers here at Entrepreneur Architect. What can a small practice do to compete and stay relevant?

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EntreArchitect

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Why build shopping centers when the community wants a park, a sports arena or an e-sports arena, etc. He has worked with a handful of architectural offices and is a regular contributing editor for PortlandArchitecture.com with guest posts featured on Young Architect and Architizer. And this can have highly positive implications.

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Marketing Strategies for Residential Architects. This past week, I had the great opportunity to join the co-founder of SALA Architects , Dale Mulfinger, FAIA over at EntreArchitect Podcast. Here are 4 strategies that SALA Architects has used to grow their residential architecture firm: Write.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Across their work is an emphasis on reconfiguring the relationship between building users and the surrounding environment. While embracing modern technology, the firm celebrates unique local architectural expression.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 13, 2017

Each month, dozens of architect bloggers from around the world publish a post on a specific topic simultaneously on the same date. Emotional Marketing for Architects. Our prospective clients learn with their heads, but decide with their hearts. Our prospective clients learn with their heads, but decide with their hearts.

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

We posses the skills to mold and shape the people living and working and playing within the buildings we create. Here are five simple ways that architects can give back. Make them a client, add them to your jobs list and serve them as you would a paying client. We each have special talents that make us unique.

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