Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 28, 2014

I’ve been around the architectural block more times than I care to admit at this stage of my career and I have learned a few things along the way. One upside of working many jobs is that you get to experience all sorts of different project types, firm sizes, and management techniques. Why the change of heart?

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Sketching Architect Foundation Technique 89

Architects Tales

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Backing up a bit, when I graduated from architecture school, I returned to Wisconsin to look for a job with an architectural firm to continue my apprenticeship. I discovered that two of them – JR and Charles King – were enrolled in law school. Today, I practice law with the firm of Carlton Fields.

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Real Estate Firms Architecture Firm Architect 40

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. Listen carefully. But I don’t say that.

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Small Firm Management Firms Project 52

Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

We have a lot of photographers that are friends of the firm and we found one who was willing and able to accommodate the size of our model. I want to go to architecture school but I don’t really enjoy making models–the process is quite frustrating for me… should all aspiring architects be passionate about model making?

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Architect Architecture Client Clients 100

EntreArchitect

MARCH 24, 2013

For the past twelve weeks, we’ve explored every element required for a successful architecture firm. I’ve been continuously improving my firm’s project management system since we launched in 1999. Systems are the sound structure of a successful architectural firm.

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Management Project Schematic Design Architect 52

Community Architect

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The project I now remembered had made a lasting impression on me since it was my first assignment when my then prolific boss, Heinz Egenhofer hired me for my first job out of architecture school. For one thing, the school was barely changed since 1980, and as I can see online , it is still the pride of students and teachers alike.

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