EntreArchitect

MARCH 21, 2017

Fees for Small Firm Architects. During a typical architectural project, we make thousands of decisions, work hundreds of hours and are responsible, by law, for the health, safety and welfare of the people using our buildings. We’re a disgruntled bunch of professionals. We are worth more. AIA Antitrust Guidelines.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 17, 2017

In the name of diversification, many architects spread their workload across many building types and many markets. Too much diversification though, will dilute your brand and make it difficult for prospects to recognize your firm as a market leader. Can a firm “specialize” in more than one market? The Power of Being Centered.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 3, 2018

This is the transcript from EntreArchitect Podcast Episode 226, Successful Project Planning for Small Firm Architects. If you don’t know how, learn how by downloading our free course profit for small firm architects today at EntreArchitect.com/freecourse. Robert Yuen builds tools and software.

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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. Create systems for success.

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EntreArchitect

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

We make thousands of decisions during the development of a typical architectural project. We must protect ourselves, our firms and our families from the risk of legal action. We must create business systems that make these processes routine and automatic during the development of every architectural project.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 14, 2016

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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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 26, 2014

In the spirit of Entrepreneur Architect’s mission to help you build a better business, I will share that private information another day. Every year since Annmarie and I launched the firm in 1999, we’ve had a full workload. I hope you can take this information and start to develop your own charts. Prospects and Projects.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 9, 2016

Any project can have a well developed detail or an interesting space. As we develop our projects at Fivecat Studio, we are continuously seeking these opportunities. Build Your Platform. Build a community of people interested in what you do and what you have to say. You only need few great photos to get noticed.

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EntreArchitect

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Starting a new business as a small firm architect or a new career trajectory is something you must experience on your own. Think of your business as a project—and apply that human-centered mindset when building and growing it (aka it’s all an experiment.). This is a post that you might want to bookmark and come back to.

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EntreArchitect

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Creating a Building Rather than Designing It. But his designs were also incredibly difficult to achieve, as his goal was not simply to design a building, but to design a building almost as though it were living; creating a building rather than designing it. Generative Architecture for Small Firms.

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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. A Simple Sales System for Small Firm Architects. Since that time, we’ve developed a system that works.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 25, 2016

For many of us small firm architects, this sounds a bit scary. If scheduled well in advance, communicated well throughout our our firms and project teams, and expectations are well managed before, during and after, shutting down for a week or two is not impossible. Develop a Process to Communicate Your Schedule.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 26, 2014

We’re spending only what needs to be spent to build a stronger firm… and much sacrifice remains. Small Firm Architects Are Saying Good Bye to the AIA. I volunteered to design, develop and launch the chapter’s first website long before many members fully understood the importance of having an online presence.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 6, 2015

To complete the development of a standard residential additions and alterations project, it takes several months of focus and dedication. Most sole proprietors and small firms I know, struggle to meet the minimum requirements of operation. While our clients shop, we develop the design. How do YOU make more money?

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Architizer

MARCH 20, 2023

Judged on the strength of their portfolios, the following trailblazing practices, each with 10 or fewer employees, were all recognized in the Best Small Firm category of the 10 th Annual A+Awards. While they may be small in number, their impact on the global landscape is mighty.

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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. In this episode, we talk about their work as residential builders and share how other small firm architects can do it too.

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 13, 2013

A perfect storm has developed and we are taking advantage of our opportunity to be more efficient, more effective, more flexible and have more freedom. With a renewed societal focus on family and work/life balance, home-based businesses are no longer viewed as the domain of immature business development. First, A Bit of History.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 17, 2023

As a norm, society frequently sees architects as singular entities that design buildings and spaces through creative inception. Additionally, while large firms dominated the industry in terms of staff and revenue, small firms prevailed in terms of popularity. Indeed, one cannot operate without the other.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 19, 2019

It was a name on which we could begin to build our new brand of architecture. Michael Graves, Richard Meier, Zaha Hadid; each built a firm and a strong brand using their own names. For the rest of us though, creating a new entity filled with character and creativity will help us build a memorable impression. That’s your brand.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The team’s outlook is grounded in the belief that buildings can be bridges between nature, culture and people, the same philosophy that fueled the firm’s inception back in 1966. Utilizing pioneering design and construction methods, its work is informed by each site’s unique cultural and geographic qualities.

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SW Oregon Architect

JANUARY 9, 2022

I recently happened to read two especially thought-provoking pieces online about the future of BIM (Building Information Modeling). He posits the future of BIM will not be BIM at all but rather a new technology— Building Information Optimization.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 9, 2023

The IRS Research and Development (R&D) tax credit is a valuable opportunity for practicing architects to potentially save money on their taxes. To qualify for the R&D tax break, an architect must be working on a project that involves experimentation or the development of a new product or process.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The A+Awards is the largest architectural awards program celebrating the world’s most innovative buildings and spaces. While renowned architects deserve their praise, there are countless designers and creative minds working behind the scenes in firms around the globe, without whom the world’s best buildings could not be brought to fruition.

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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.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

All this month at EntreArchitect, we’ll be focusing on Business Development. Listen to the podcast , subscribe to the newsletter and return back here to the blog each week for more information on how to generate more sales for your small firm by creating long-term value from your clients, markets, and relationships.

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Architizer

MAY 7, 2024

Crafting a well-defined business strategy is crucial for the success of any business, architecture firms included, but according to the most recent AIA Business Survey Report in 2022, only 26% of small firms, 40% of medium-sized firms, and 71% of large firms have one written down. So, where do you start?

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Oscia is the CEO of Boiled Architecture and the co-Founder of BIG Oakland, a new coworking space in Oakland, CA created exclusively for members of the building industry. It was about this time that I decided to get serious about starting a coworking space for the building industry. Running the numbers on business development.

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 15, 2014

As many of you may already know, tomorrow is a big day for small firm architects. . Lean” has been associated with increasing productivity and quality in the software development, construction, healthcare, and manufacturing industries. Join other small firm practitioners at the Business of Architecture Summit.

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Build a profitable business and you’ll have the time and resources to do the work you love. Money may not buy you happiness, but running an architecture firm that works most certainly will. Money may not buy you happiness, but running an architecture firm that works most certainly will. A Quick & Dirty Version.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 12, 2018

If its a development project, what is the marketing strategy to sell it? 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. This was design-build, all done by our firm. It was featured on HGTV.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Celebrating 7 Years Serving Small Firm Architects. All this month EntreArchitect is celebrating our 7th-anniversary serving small firm architects around the world. I promised to build an online platform to provide the information, business resources and training that was so lacking in our profession at the time.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 15, 2015

Still one of the most popular posts on the blog; in this 3-part article Steven walks us through the step-by-step process of developing a powerful Profit Plan for our architecture firm. In the end, understanding financial management is like understanding building codes or doing a zoning and code analysis. – Mark.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 5, 2017

It was a name on which we could begin to build our new brand of architecture. Michael Graves, Richard Meier, Zaha Hadid; each built a firm and a strong brand using their own names. For the rest of us though, creating a new entity filled with character and creativity will help us build a memorable impression.

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A Better Built Environment

MAY 9, 2021

Most of the individual buildings in Tokyo are ugly. Most could be described as brutalist with concrete or tile exteriors, relatively small windows, and minimal decoration. They aren’t precious or beautiful yet they do what buildings are supposed to do. The city as a whole is beautiful. Yet this comes at a steep cost.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Across their work is an emphasis on reconfiguring the relationship between building users and the surrounding environment. While embracing modern technology, the firm celebrates unique local architectural expression.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 27, 2018

10 Simple Steps to Develop Standard Operating Procedures for Architects. Every week, throughout the EntreArchitect Community, I hear or read questions from small firm architects struggling to find the success they seek. Build systems within each business function. SOPs build a better culture. That’s just not true.

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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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