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. Robert Yuen builds tools and software.

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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 17, 2017

In the name of diversification, many architects spread their workload across many building types and many markets. Too much diversification though, will dilute your brand and make it difficult for prospects to recognize your firm as a market leader. The Power of Being Centered. Photo Credit: Shutterstock / Min Chiu.

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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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Archinect

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Below are eight firms that are searching for the right candidate to join their team. seeks an Architect Location: San Francisco, CA. Details: "Bartos Architecture is a small firm focused on public K-12 School facilities and other public work. We are building a diverse team. Bartos Architecture, Inc.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 26, 2014

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. Don’t be deceived by the information I am presenting though. Prospects and Projects.

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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. Build Your Platform.

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EntreArchitect

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Architectural designs have been traditionally been limited by technology (or a lack thereof) as much as the vision and abilities of the architect. Creating a Building Rather than Designing It. In short, generative architecture moves the architect from having to do the work of design to the work of structural vision and functionality.

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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!). A Simple Sales System for Small Firm Architects. It’s a great place to learn how to quickly build rapport with people you’ve just met.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 14, 2016

As small firm architects, we are responsible for so many different roles and responsibilities. We are architects after all. The first step in being more productive is to automate your architecture firm. In this post, I am sharing 6 tools that I have chosen and currently use to automate my own small 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. For many of us small firm architects, this sounds a bit scary. Each month, dozens of architect bloggers publish a post on a specific topic simultaneously on the same date. Summer : A Review.

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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

APRIL 28, 2014

As small firm architects, “balance” should not be our goal. If we stack up our families and personal activities on one side of the scale of life , and on the other side, we shovel on our responsibilities as architects and business owners, we set up a very delicate situation. A Benefit of Being a Small Firm Architect.

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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

In the present day, these ideals hold true — but what is expected of the contemporary architect has expanded considerably. AEC professionals are tasked with designing buildings that not only comfort, please and inspire their inhabitants but also meet the extraordinary challenges of today’s society.

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 13, 2013

The basement had served us well, but among the sounds of babies in the background, we felt that our client base would view our home studio as a weakness; a symbol of young “wanna-be” architects. I believe this model is the future of small firms. We have been in Pleasantville for a full decade.

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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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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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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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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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BD+C

MAY 23, 2013

Current federal contracting laws are harming the livelihood of small architecture firms, costing the government more money by increasing the number of firms competing, while discouraging small firms from entering the market, according to AIA testimony presented today on Capitol Hill.

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SW Oregon Architect

JANUARY 9, 2022

I recently happened to read two especially thought-provoking pieces online about the future of BIM (Building Information Modeling). He posits the future of BIM will not be BIM at all but rather a new technology— Building Information Optimization. The x-factor is the complexity inherent in the design process and making of architecture.

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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

MARCH 22, 2021

In the first article of this series, Architects as Storytellers we looked at the possible historical and etymological origins for why we call the levels of a building “stories.” I posited that this would be our explanation of how building levels came to be called stories. As an architect, you probably have an origin story.

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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

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

The knowing application of physical realities with evolutions of the way we know how to build we can change our methods by reveling in our motivations first, outcomes second. It is not “technology” or “building” it is adding the human element that makes Craft. The anthill is an outcome. That is Craft. The size does not matter.

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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

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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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 24, 2021

Our first experience with remote hiring was March 18, 2020 – the first day the firm started working from home. CO Architects is fortunate that our workload increased throughout 2020, so we had to adapt quickly to recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, and integrating new staff virtually. Onboarding is faster.

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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

JANUARY 30, 2018

One architect is just like another. We are expected to know the codes and technical details required to construct safe and healthy buildings. My firm does it differently than the rest. The post Architects Are All The Same appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects.

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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

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.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 16, 2018

Before I was registered as a New York State architect, I worked as a carpenter and mason during summers and school breaks. As a child, I would hear my carpenter uncle speak negatively about architects and I wanted to know why, first hand. (…and The latest Architect Registration Examination (A.R.E. and boy, did I?).

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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

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. Project Name. River House.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 20, 2015

All successful architects have three things in common. In the name of diversification, many architects spread their workload across many building types and many markets. Too much diversification will dilute your brand and make it difficult for prospects to recongnize your firm as a market leader. They have patience.

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