EntreArchitect

JULY 3, 2018

This is the transcript from EntreArchitect Podcast Episode 226, Successful Project Planning for Small Firm Architects. Do you know how to calculate the exact amount that you need to charge your clients in order to earn 20 percent profit on that project? Robert Yuen builds tools and software. Start Transcript.

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Small Firm Firms Project Architect 52

EntreArchitect

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

We must protect ourselves, our firms and our families from the risk of legal action. Relative to the other expenses of a small firm, professional liability insurance is down right expensive… until you need it. Several small firms I know, mostly serving the residential market, are taking the risk of practicing without coverage.

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Insurance Small Firm Firms Architect 52

EntreArchitect

MARCH 21, 2017

Fees for Small Firm Architects. There are hundreds of articles, forums, blog posts and comments discussing how we architects are not paid enough and how our clients don’t understand what we do. The value of architecture and the services we provide are established by you and me, not our clients. We are worth more.

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Small Firm Firms Architect Regulation 52

EntreArchitect

JANUARY 26, 2014

The confidence level of our clients has been riding the roller coaster of an uncertain, unpredictable economy. I know this as fact, because I track my firm’s Prospect to Project Ratio. In the spirit of Entrepreneur Architect’s mission to help you build a better business, I will share that private information another day.

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Small Firm Firms Architect Contract 52

EntreArchitect

APRIL 12, 2016

Marica finds inspiration by surrounding herself with creative people, collaborating with her clients, and forging strong working relationships with her contractors. In this article Marica shares her recent experience with building a new team for her small firm and how she is being intentional about the culture in which they work.

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Small Firm Firms Development Developer 52

EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Originally published in 2013 as Part 4 of the original EntreArchitect Academy Blog Series, this final article of our month dedicated to Business Development shares my firm’s simple sales system. When we present our initial schematic designs to our client, we are selling. A Simple Sales System for Small Firm Architects.

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Small Firm Firms Architect Client 52

Architizer

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In recognition of this fact, Architizer is delighted to present the much-anticipated fifth edition of the coveted A+List , an annual rundown of every firm that scooped an A+Award and A+Firm Award in the previous season. We’ve also curated a selection of featured firms, providing some extra background on their A+Award triumphs.

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Firms Architecture Design Residential 97

Deezen

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The Revalu platform uses one million data points and an AI -powered accuracy checker to enable architects to compare the environmental impacts of different building materials. Top image: bio-based materials can be found in the Material Innovation Hub This is mainly for large architecture firms using custom design tools.

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Materials Architect Small Firm Firms 134

Archmark

MARCH 29, 2019

How to make marketing work for your architecture firm. Recently, we asked Richard Marshall, Principal with Perkins+Will , about the importance of marketing for small firms, “The best organizations view marketing as just as important a skill set as design. If you don’t build a pipeline of work you have no work.”. “

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Firms Building Architect Client 95

EntreArchitect

AUGUST 9, 2016

Publication is a form of social proof indicating that our designs are worthy of our prospective clients’ attention. Build Your Platform. Build a community of people interested in what you do and what you have to say. Assemble a collection of your best works and publish your own monograph to share with prospects and clients.

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Small Firm Firms Architect Client 52

EntreArchitect

APRIL 6, 2015

Every business, including architecture firms (yes, its true!), Most sole proprietors and small firms I know, struggle to meet the minimum requirements of operation. These are services available to your client, but are NOT included in your basic architectural services. must earn a profit. Additional Services.

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Small Firm Firms Architect Client 52

EntreArchitect

JULY 25, 2016

Most firms, here in the United States, experience a slow down at the same time every summer. Clients are focused on their own personal schedules and are away on their own vacations. For many of us small firm architects, this sounds a bit scary. 5 Steps to a Summer Shut Down at an Architecture Firm. No marketing.

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Small Firm Firms Architect Management 52

Archmark

JULY 26, 2021

Five Architect Marketing Building Blocks to Grow Your Firm! If you don’t build a pipeline of work you have no work.” — Richard Marshall, Principal, Perkins+Will No matter how good an architect you are, or how talented your team is, you need a strategic approach to marketing in order to succeed.

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Firms Building Architect Client 52

EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Empowering architects to better serve the world with more than 681,000 total downloads in 2021, the EntreArchitect Podcast has grown to serve small firm architects from every corner of the planet. Number 3 with 7,011 downloads is episode 366 with Anna Laman – Attract Ideal Clients Through Better Messaging.

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Small Firm Firms Architecture Firm Consulting 98

Architizer

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

In recognition of this fact, Architizer is delighted to present the fourth edition of the coveted A+List , an annual run-down of every firm that scooped an A+Award and A+Firm Award in the previous season. The A+List is arranged alphabetically, with more information available by clicking on the link to each firm’s profile.

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Firms Architecture Design Transportation 98

EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 13, 2013

We had no clients, little money and were filled with confidence. In 2003, with many accolades and a determination to take our firm to the next level, we moved out of the darkness of the basement and into a light-filled 2,000 square foot office space in Pleasantville. We are blessed with many fabulous clients.

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Small Firm Firms Architect Client 40

EntreArchitect

APRIL 4, 2021

At Archmark Architect Branding & Marketing, we’ve seen architecture firms struggle to implement effective marketing strategies that help them get in front of better prospects so they can win better projects. Historically, architecture firm marketing has relied heavily on word-of-mouth referrals.

Architecture Firm 52

Architecture Firm Firms Architecture Client 52

EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Years before launching EntreArchitect, I published a quarterly newsletter for my own residential architecture firm, Fivecat Studio. I can only imagine the connections I could have enjoyed if I focused on building my email list to its fullest potential. Websites, blogs and social media are important for building an online presence.

Architecture Firm 52

Architecture Firm Firms Building Architecture 52

EntreArchitect

MARCH 6, 2018

A Culture at Your Architecture Firm Will Make or Break Your Firm. As your small firm grows beyond its infancy of the sole practitioner and you develop a strong team , the culture of your firm will evolve. Your firm’s culture and how you manage it is critical to the success of your firm.

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Architecture Firm Firms Small Firm Architecture 52

EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Yet in our experience, many architecture firms are doing exactly the same thing. What we learned from studying more than 400 architecture firm websites. Over the past year, we’ve evaluated the websites of more than 400 architecture firms. Prospects won’t understand the value your firm provides unless you communicate it.

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Firms Architecture Architecture Firm Client 52

EntreArchitect

JUNE 19, 2019

When Annmarie and I launched our architecture studio in 1999, we knew that we wanted to give our firm a unique identity. Every other firm in the region was named for their founders. Our plans were to create a firm unlike anyone else and we needed a name to separate us from the pack. No offense to any Smith and Smiths out there.)

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Building Architecture Small Firm Firms 52

Deezen

JANUARY 12, 2022

In the third of the video Dezeen interviews filmed with Richard Rogers in 2013, the late architect discussed the Lloyd's building in London and the backlash prompted by its radical design. The building proved just as divisive as its forerunner in Paris. I mean, if we were building more-or-less a fun palace in Paris, this is a club.

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Building Insurance Technology Technology 88

EntreArchitect

MAY 16, 2017

As small firm architects, we are responsible for so many different roles and responsibilities. We need to meet with clients, develop and distribute marketing, respond to important email, manage our social media accounts, send invoices, collect payments and so much more. 6 Digital Tools to Automate an Architecture Firm.

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Architecture Firm Firms Architecture Small Firm 52

EntreArchitect

JANUARY 2, 2018

“How do I get noticed when I am first starting an architecture firm? I have no portfolio of my own to show clients. I’ve shared articles at this blog in the past on how much it may cost to start your own firm and how Annmarie and I launched Fivecat Studio with no clients and very little money. Be Certain. Make a Plan.

Architecture Firm 52

Architecture Firm Firms Architecture Client 52

EntreArchitect

JANUARY 31, 2017

The illusion of an “established architecture firm” gave way to our reality each time a calling prospect heard the the crying baby in the background. We learned to accommodate our new “partner” and established routines to allow us to keep the firm and our family as separate as they could be within 900 square feet.

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Architecture Firm Firms Building Architecture 52

EntreArchitect

APRIL 10, 2018

Almost 40 tips for Starting an Architecture Firm. After obtaining my license as an Architect in New York, I brainstormed several long term goals and decided to start a personal blog, develop design projects, and learn everything that I could about starting an architecture firm. Time management will be difficult.

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Architecture Firm Firms Contract Architecture 52

EntreArchitect

JULY 12, 2018

Firm Address. Our firm built the Atlas Tiny House project with our own money. The people who wanted us to build this project saw the show, were local and liked what we were doing. The biggest two things are getting contracts over to the client quickly and following up with them frequently. With clients? Self built.

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Small Firm Firms Client Clients 52

EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 6, 2013

“How do I get noticed when I am first starting an architecture firm? I have no portfolio of my own to show clients. I’ve shared articles on how much it may cost to start your own firm and how Annmarie and I launched Fivecat Studio with no clients and very little money. How do I get that first solo project?”

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Client Clients Architecture Firms 52

EntreArchitect

AUGUST 10, 2015

We were 29 years old, had a dream of starting our own firm and jumped. I always knew I would own my own firm. We bounced from project to project, establishing a local reputation and building a beautiful portfolio, but consistently living on the edge of financial failure. Money flows in and money flows out from every firm.

Architecture Firm 52

Architecture Firm Firms Small Firm Contract 52

EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

If you do it correctly—and have the right tools—project accounting will transform your firm. You’ll keep projects on schedule and within budget, you’ll have more time for new ideas, and you’ll experience the financial success it takes to win big clients and make your dreams a reality. In reality, though, it’s so much more.

Architecture Firm 52

Architecture Firm Firms Project Architecture 52

EntreArchitect

JANUARY 23, 2022

The result of all the means and methods any creation builds is an outcome: but the outcome should not bypass the motivations a problem. So communication within a firm is crucial. The ideas of user/clients are thus transformed by the open creative process.

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Architecture Client Clients Firms 90

EntreArchitect

JULY 4, 2015

Marketing a residential architecture firm is perhaps different than marketing any other kind of professional service or product in the world. And yet residential architects have a challenging situation when finding new clients: we rarely know who may be thinking about remodeling or building a new residence.

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Architecture Firm Residential Firms Architecture 52

EntreArchitect

MARCH 30, 2014

Though cross-linked with fivecat.com , I wrote the blog as a personal project without a direct reference to the firm. Having established a strong brand in the region and serving our clients with exceptional service, our boards are full. They’d feel as though we’d met without ever having such a meeting.

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Client Clients Small Firm Site 40

EntreArchitect

JULY 5, 2017

When Annmarie and I launched Fivecat Studio in 1999, we knew that we wanted to give our firm a unique identity. Every other firm in the region was named for their founders. Our plans were to create a firm unlike anyone else and we needed a name to separate us from the pack. No offense to any Smith and Smiths out there.)

Building 52

Building Architecture Firms Client 52

EntreArchitect

JUNE 21, 2016

Years before launching EntreArchitect, I published a quarterly newsletter for my own residential architecture firm, Fivecat Studio. I can only imagine the connections I could have enjoyed if I focused on building my email list to its fullest potential. Websites, blogs and social media are important for building an online presence.

Architecture Firm 52

Architecture Firm Firms Architecture Client 52

EntreArchitect

APRIL 5, 2016

A Culture at Your Architecture Firm Will Make or Break Your Firm. As your small firm grows beyond its infancy of the sole practitioner and you develop a strong team , the culture of your firm will evolve. Your firm’s culture and how you manage it is critical to the success of your firm.

Architecture Firm 40

Architecture Firm Firms Development Developer 40

Deezen

JANUARY 26, 2023

Respondents ranged from small studios with 15 or fewer people to larger practices with a hundred or more employees and mega-firms with a global presence, such as Foster + Partners and BDP. Brexit has been a catastrophe," said Piers Taylor's Somerset-based firm Invisible Studio. Salaries have risen.

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Recruitment Architecture Firms Government 137