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Gene Kohn Changed My Life, and Indirectly Impacted an Entire Generation of Architects

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In 1992 Gene Kohn, Chairman and Founder of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) spoke at my architecture school. I was a 22-year-old architecture student and a born entrepreneur. Below is the talk Gene presented at the EntreArchitect Business Summit for our community of small firm architects.

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The Architecture of Motherhood

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What happens to women in architecture after they get out of school? Why is there such a gap between the percentages of gender representation shown from architectural school to licensure? among other events. 2] National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. Where is the other 26%?

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Weaving international work into your architecture career

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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. Tap your network.

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5 Podcasts Every Entrepreneur Architect Should Be Following

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Podcasts (an episodic digital series of audio or video files subscribed to and downloaded through web syndication or streamed online to a computer or mobile device) are a great way to learn the lessons about business that many of us lacked during architecture school. Covey, John Maxwell and Tony Hseih. Only time will tell.

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

Life of an Architect

Focused Work As opposed to a small firm, large firms are known to acquire some large projects – transport hubs, airports, large offices and more. Major social events a couple of times a year and lecture / presentations bring people together. This will continue from the next conceptual stages and beyond.

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My 12 Rules for Landing Your First Job in Architecture

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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. Firm leaders are busier than ever.

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

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Learn how by downloading our free course profit for small firm architects today 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 and more time doing the work that you love. Hello, my name is Mark R.

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