The Architect's Guide

MAY 11, 2021

The ARE 5 Review Manual (often referred to as simply the "Ballast" study guide) is an 860 page behemoth of a book that contains all you need to know to pass the exams. It also happens to be the book I personally used to pass all of the ARE's. Project, Planning, & Design (PPD). It should be called “Schematic Design.”

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Architect Contract Management Schematic Design 52

EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

When we present our initial schematic designs to our client, we are selling. When I present a product or service to a prospective client, I am presenting them with something that will improve their lives. I had plenty of opportunity and met with potential clients about twice a week. Qualify the Client.

Small Firm 52

Small Firm Firms Architect Client 52

EntreArchitect

JANUARY 27, 2013

When we present our initial schematic designs to our client, we are selling. When I present a product or service to a prospective client, I am presenting them with something that will improve their lives. I had plenty of opportunity and met with potential clients about twice a week. Qualify the Client.

Architect 52

Architect Client Clients Firms 52

Young Architect

APRIL 20, 2022

This exam is all about establishing a business, laws, ethics, contracts, and business structure. The moment a client signs that contract, you now have a project. Think: Investigation (not design). Project Planning and Design Exam (PPD). Choosing an appropriate structural and MEP systems early in the design process.

Contract 90

Contract Schematic Design Management Construction 90

Architizer

MARCH 3, 2022

Her publications include the books 49 Cities and Above the Pavement—the Farm! One could spend hours thumbing through the renderings of United Design Architects , or UDA, the Tehran and Portland based architecture firm co-founded by Iranian architect Raha Ashrafi. Raha Ashrafi .

Architecture 101

Architecture Firms Inspiration Education 101

Life of an Architect

MAY 15, 2016

I originally introduced this project to everyone in a post I wrote called “ Sketching during Schematic Design ” that I wrote back in November 2014. That post showed the process of going from initial concept to a finished schematic design plan that I would ultimately show the clients.

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