EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

In a few short years, I evolved from being a junior architecture staff working for everyone else to a licensed architect with interns and junior staff suddenly reporting to me. Acknowledge the investment of architecture school and the exams by showing interest and support. The Worst Job I Ever Had – and the Most Important.

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Life of an Architect

JULY 23, 2014

The first architecture course I took was called Design Environment and Society…I got a B-, but I also got a glimpse into an inspired world of creative expression. I chose to pursue a DDF certificate both as a response to the trending increase in digital-driven design build projects, and to satiate my inclination towards fabrication.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 22, 2018

If you don’t know how, learn how by downloading our free course: Profit for Small Firm Architects today at EntreArchitect.com/FreeCourse. When I was growing up I don’t even think I knew that the profession of architecture even existed. And I was just in complete awe of like both internal structure of the building.

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

1 – Starting at the academic level, the architecture schools’ curriculum of the 21st century need to include collaboration with contractors, developers and business owners. 2 – After graduation, the newly minted architectural intern should enter a dedicated network of architecture firms. No exceptions.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 11, 2017

Being unique got me noticed in the very noisy world of architecture internship. Today, graduates of architecture school have it even rougher than us “kids” of the 90s. Technology is allowing small firms to work remotely with flexible “virtual” teams. Build relationships online and in person.

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

In a few short years, I evolved from being a junior architecture staff working for everyone else to a licensed architect with interns and junior staff suddenly reporting to me. Acknowledge the investment of architecture school and the exams by showing interest and support. The Worst Job I Ever Had – and the Most Important.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

In architecture school, we each had a professor who told us that architecture should be practiced for the art and art alone. “If If you want to make money”, they said, “quit now, take a walk across campus and enroll at the business school.”. The following is an introduction to The Entrepreneur Architect Manifesto. .

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 10, 2016

Architects – Getting Your First Job Getting your first job in an architecture school is more about who you are than what you can do. I thought I would put together some basics tips and strategies that might help you find the perfect firm for you. Maybe you shouldn’t be in architecture school … you don’t have what it takes.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 5, 2018

Learn how by downloading our free course profit for small firm architects today at EntreArchitect.com/freecourse. LePage and you are listening to EntreArchitect podcast where I speak with inspiring, passionate people who share their knowledge and expertise to help you build a better business so you can be a better architect.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 6, 2017

How to Build and Maintain a Strong Client Base for Your A/E Firm by PSMJ – Several years ago I met PSMJ founder Frank Stasiowski at an AIA conference after he gave a presentation. When you are in the weeds of construction documents, RFI’s, AFP’s, and need a mind refresher, pick up Thinking Architecture.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 4, 2014

My first copy was a set of 12 cassette audio tapes that I looped over and over again as I traveled from New Jersey to Rhode Island for architecture school. It’s full of illustrations and you’ll be tempted to stack it on your coffee table with your favorite architecture books. by Dale Carnegie. by Dave Ramsey.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 26, 2015

Since I am the only person who actually knows everyone, this period is really about allowing the judges a chance to meet one another and build some camaraderie before settling down to the task at hand. I would say my weakness usually comes in composing the exterior form of the building. All in all, it’s pretty exciting.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 24, 2014

He was recently named a 40 Under 40 honoree by Building Design+Construction magazine. . Instead of recapping the course or giving a final exam, I share with my students a presentation titled Advice as You Finish School and Start to Practice. Take the sustainability lead within your firm. BUILD COMMUNITY. and become one.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 11, 2015

Architectural schools are often staffed with educators who are ill at ease actually practicing in the “real world”. By extension, it leads we architects to feel we have a better path, a path that we know and you should all be following; taken to an extreme it can make us elitist and at its worst cynical.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

Being unique got me noticed in the very noisy world of architecture internship. Today, graduates of architecture school have it even rougher than us kids of the 90s. We are creeping out of the deepest recession since the Great Depression and firms are still reeling in pain from the past half decade. Be Remarkable.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 27, 2007

When in architecture school, we each had a professor who told us that architecture should be practiced for the art and the art alone. “If you want to make money”, he said, “quit now, take a walk across campus and enroll at the business school.”

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

So I thought I would put together an architectural job “starter kit” of all the things you should be paying attention to if you’re planning on getting a job at an architectural office. My experience demands that I champion the advantages of working in a small firm, it’s what I know and love.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Celebrating 7 Years Serving Small Firm Architects. All this month EntreArchitect is celebrating our 7th-anniversary serving small firm architects around the world. I promised to build an online platform to provide the information, business resources and training that was so lacking in our profession at the time.

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 31, 2021

As an attendee of architecture school in Canada and the Glenn Murcutt Masters Class in Australia, and a designer who has worked in Thailand, China, Japan, Germany, and the US, I’ve strived to create meaningful architectural work and improve communities worldwide. Build on previous experience. Tips on how to get global .

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EntreArchitect

JULY 10, 2018

Well, you can learn how by downloading our free course profit for small firm architects right now at EntreArchitect.com/freecourse. Freshbooks, the cloud based accounting software that makes running your small firm easy, fast and secure, spend less time on accounting, more time doing the work that you love.

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Salary generally lower than that of a large firm principal. For many architects, practicing as an SPA is a steppingstone to growing a firm. It is a place to start until you build a project volume or client base to get more projects and hire staff. I happen to enjoy designing and putting buildings together. How about you?

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 7, 2011

I just need to tack up my shingle, design great buildings and clients will come knocking. The post Things I Didn’t Learn at Architecture School (But Need to Know): How do I start and keep a business alive? appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. I’m an architect. The solution?

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 19, 2018

EntreArchitect.com/freecourse , download it right now, we’ll teach you how to build a thriving, profitable small business for your architecture firm. ARCAT, the online resource delivering quality building material information, CAD details, BIM specifications and much more at ARCAT.com. Go do it now.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 24, 2018

Our free course profit for small firm architects right now at EntreArchitect.com/freecourse. My name is mark our lapage and you are listening to EntreArchitect podcast where I speak with inspiring, passionate people who share their knowledge and expertise all to help you build a better business. It’s free.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 25, 2017

Sharing Architecture With Kids. If you’re anything like me, my guess is that you loved your time in architecture school. You get to use your talents and develop it with loose abandon, explore your interests and learn all about design and architecture – one of the coolest fields in the world. What’s not to love?

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EntreArchitect

JULY 25, 2021

After getting into architecture school, one of the first things you learn is that the profession requires a lot of sacrifices and many years in order to reach success. Demonstrating even “partial mastery skills” helps to build trust and makes it easier to get more responsibilities and control within the projects.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 24, 2013

The most successful projects though are the ones where we fully understand the people living and working within the architecture we design. Before we grab the roll of trace and start sketching with the Sharpie, we gather as much information about the users of our buildings as possible. Build rapport with the contractor.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 11, 2015

Eric has authored several books on architecture, his most recent is entitled, Architect and Entrepreneur: A Field Guide to Building, Branding, and Marketing Your Startup Design Business , which expands on his thoughts below and other topics related to contemporary practice. Lesson 2 – Build a Brand.

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Life of an Architect

MARCH 9, 2014

On a more technical level, international projects will bring with the project, the specific building codes to the area, construction tolerances, local materials and way of working with them and customs that are reflected in vernacular architecture, amongst others. This will continue from the next conceptual stages and beyond.

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