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Architectural Education Will Change Because The Way Architects Work Will Change

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This is because we are on the edge of a complete flip in how every service industry functions, including medicine, law, and architecture. Every potential client who architects serve under 40 has created a software derived sketch. Architecture school need to teach architects how to better listen, communicate, as well as design.

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Better Project Management for Small Firm Architects

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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. Listen carefully. Estimate often. Tweet This! ).

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The 14 Books Every Future Architect Should Read

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Being a successful architect takes more than creating a wonderful idea and presenting it to your client. The work involved in setting up your design firm can be overwhelming and 99% of it was never taught to you in school. Entrepreneurship. There is a reason I am starting here and not with design.

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Sharing Our Love for Architecture with the Next Generation

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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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Get your practice on a fast track through technology

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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. They can sketch and verbally explain functions and relations between spaces while already subconsciously incorporating structure into the design.

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

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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. Listen carefully. Estimate often.

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6 Critical Lessons From My First 24 Months in Business

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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. Lesson 4 – Set Goals.

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