Architecture School, Clients, Development and Small Firm

Back to School: Marketing for Architects

EntreArchitect

AUGUST 30, 2016

This month, the #ArchiTalks topic is “Back to School”, so I am encouraging my fellow small firm architects to go back to school themselves and learn what they need to know to find the work they want and live a life they’ll love. Back to School. summer is almost over and the kids are heading back to school.

Architect

Architect Small Firm Firms Information

Mentoring the Young Architect Will Enrich and Strengthen Our Profession

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. In this former job everyone was so disengaged and there was absolutely no benefit in staying there, in fact that office was toxic for my development.

Architect

Architect Students Architecture School Client

Profile of an Architectural Intern – Part One

Life of an Architect

JULY 19, 2014

A while back I wrote a post titled “ Architectural Interns ” where I stated: Other than slowing things down, interns aren’t very useful in small firms because we run fast and lean. I hope all firms can give their interns chances to prove themselves, and support the growth of those who rise to the occasion.

Architecture

Architecture Small Firm Students Firms

Better Project Management for Small Firm Architects

EntreArchitect

JULY 18, 2017

Systems are the sound structure of a successful architectural firm. They establish the discipline required for financial success and the freedom to develop a portfolio of highly developed architecture. Every firm, with any experience, has many of these processes already in place. Create systems for success.

Small Firm

Small Firm Management Firms Project

Mentoring is an Integral Part of the Profession

EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

One of the requirements of becoming a licensed architect is the intern development program which logs on the job training under certain tasks which is then signed off by a licensed architect. In this former job everyone was so disengaged and there was absolutely no benefit in staying there, in fact that office was toxic for my development.

Students

Students Architecture School Client Clients

Letter To My Beloved Profession (Guest Post)

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.

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The Entrepreneur Architect Manifesto

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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Architect Small Firm Art Client

Be Better

EntreArchitect

JANUARY 12, 2014

Our architectural educations should be viewed more as personal improvement, building our skills and reinforcing our knowledge, and less as a ticket to professional exclusivity. The lessons we learn and the skills we acquire during our time in architecture school make us unique to any other people on earth. We are taught to see.

Small Firm

Small Firm Architecture School Education Regulation

Design Voice Podcast with Catherine Meng (Transcript)

EntreArchitect

MAY 22, 2018

Do you know how to calculate the exact amount you need to charge your clients in order to earn 20 percent profit on that project? If you don’t know how, learn how by downloading our free course: Profit for Small Firm Architects today at EntreArchitect.com/FreeCourse. LePage: 00:01 .

Design

Design Small Firm Firms Architecture School

Citizen Architect … seems redundant

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”. They find refuge in academia with its impressionable young students eager to learn what they have to say (since their prospective clients were not interested).

Architect

Architect Education Client Clients

21 Rules for a Successful Life in Architecture

EntreArchitect

AUGUST 24, 2014

Get to know everyone in the Architecture community and allied fields (all ages and experience levels). DON’T GET UPSET BY CLIENTS THAT THINK THEY KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT ARCHITECTURE. An improvement is always appreciated by principals and clients. Develop your unique skills and abilities. Be patient. BUILD COMMUNITY.

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Architecture Education Firms Sustainability

The First 500 Project with Tiara Hughes of NOMA (Transcript)

EntreArchitect

JUNE 5, 2018

Do you know how to calculate the exact amount you need to charge your clients in order to earn 20% profit on that project? Learn how by downloading our free course profit for small firm architects today at EntreArchitect.com/freecourse. Gusto is making payroll benefits and HR easy for small businesses.

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Project Small Firm Students Information

Weaving international work into your architecture career

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. Tips on how to get global . By Lucas Gray.

Architecture

Architecture Government Firms Client

Architectural Job Starter Kit | Life of an Architect

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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Small Firm Architect Firms Architecture

Financial Investing for Your Future (Transcript)

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. Right, right.

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Get your practice on a fast track through technology

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. The final level, wisdom, occurs when multiple knowledge structures are developed and deepened. Sacrifice and Patience.

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Technology Technology Information Structure

Sharing Our Love for Architecture with the Next Generation

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. Am I right?

Architecture

Architecture Architecture School Client Clients

Things I Didn’t Learn at Architecture School (But Need to Know): How do I start and keep a business alive?

EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 7, 2011

I just need to tack up my shingle, design great buildings and clients will come knocking. Maybe… but whether clients come knocking or not, its not so simple to keep them knocking. Your first business plan doesn’t need to be a 100 page document, with financial projections and fully developed marketing strategies.

Architecture School

Architecture School Small Firm Client Clients

Entrepreneur Architect Academy 012 | My 10 Rules for Better Project Management

EntreArchitect

MARCH 24, 2013

Systems are the sound structure of a successful architectural firm. They establish the discipline required for financial success and the freedom to develop a portfolio of highly developed architecture. Every firm, with any experience, has many of these processes already in place. Listen carefully.

Management

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Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Architecture (Transcript)

EntreArchitect

JULY 24, 2018

Our free course profit for small firm architects right now at EntreArchitect.com/freecourse. As a small firm entrepreneur architect, this is Episode 229 and this week I’m speaking with an architect, writer, podcaster, and so much more. Gusto is making payroll benefits and HR easy for small businesses.

Architecture

Architecture Architect Small Firm Firms

Incremental Progress is the Key to Long-Term Success (Transcript)

EntreArchitect

JUNE 19, 2018

LePage and you are listening to EntreArchitect podcast where I speak with inspiring, passionate people who shared their knowledge and expertise all to help you build a better business as a small firm entrepreneur, architect. Freshbooks, the cloud based accounting software that makes running your small firm easy, fast and secure.

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6 Critical Lessons From My First 24 Months in Business

EntreArchitect

MAY 11, 2015

The encouraging footnote to that figure is that, of the businesses that start with a client on day one, the failure rate drops to just 2 out of every 10. It’s going to take time to fill your boards with work, to build a client base, and a referral network of trusted contacts. There won’t be one.

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Client Clients Small Firm Sketching

5 Secrets to Success from an Entrepreneur Architect

EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 9, 2012

My wife and I launched our architecture firm, Fivecat Studio , in 1999. Young, ambitious and a little crazy, we started with no money and no clients. The post 5 Secrets to Success from an Entrepreneur Architect appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. We were 29 years old.

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Architect Architecture Firm Firms Education

Being an Architect

Life of an Architect

JULY 9, 2014

It was a small firm – I was the first employee hired – but from day one, I was going to client meetings, getting design ownership of projects, producing construction drawings … I literally got to do it all. Working at a small firm that did work around the country meant that my boss traveled quite a bit.

Architect

Architect Small Firm Firms Client

Top 5 Reasons to work in a Large Architectural Firm | Life of an.

Life of an Architect

MARCH 9, 2014

I have had very limited exposure to the large firms, only work for 1 in my career and it was only for a year – I’m probably not the authority to explain why working at a large firm could be the best decision you’ve ever made in your life. This will continue from the next conceptual stages and beyond.

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Architecture Firm Firms Small Firm Architecture

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Back to School: Marketing for Architects

Mentoring the Young Architect Will Enrich and Strengthen Our Profession

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Profile of an Architectural Intern – Part One

Better Project Management for Small Firm Architects

Mentoring is an Integral Part of the Profession

Letter To My Beloved Profession (Guest Post)

The Entrepreneur Architect Manifesto

Be Better

Design Voice Podcast with Catherine Meng (Transcript)

Citizen Architect … seems redundant

21 Rules for a Successful Life in Architecture

The First 500 Project with Tiara Hughes of NOMA (Transcript)

Weaving international work into your architecture career

Architectural Job Starter Kit | Life of an Architect

Financial Investing for Your Future (Transcript)

Get your practice on a fast track through technology

Sharing Our Love for Architecture with the Next Generation

Things I Didn’t Learn at Architecture School (But Need to Know): How do I start and keep a business alive?

Entrepreneur Architect Academy 012 | My 10 Rules for Better Project Management

Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Architecture (Transcript)

Incremental Progress is the Key to Long-Term Success (Transcript)

6 Critical Lessons From My First 24 Months in Business

5 Secrets to Success from an Entrepreneur Architect

Being an Architect

Top 5 Reasons to work in a Large Architectural Firm | Life of an.

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