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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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.

Insurance 52

Insurance Small Firm Firms Architect 52

EntreArchitect

JANUARY 17, 2017

There are 3 key strategies required for a successful architecture firm. 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.

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Small Firm Firms Architect Client 52

EntreArchitect

JUNE 14, 2016

As small firm architects, we are responsible for so many different roles and responsibilities. The first step in being more productive is to automate your architecture firm. There are new digital tools to automate an architecture firm being introduced every week. 6 Digital Tools to Automate an Architecture Firm.

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Small Firm Firms Architecture Architecture Firm 52

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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Small Firm Firms Architect Regulation 52

EntreArchitect

APRIL 12, 2016

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. Using an Off-Site Retreat to Build a Better Business. I didn’t realize it at the time but I was beginning to define my firm culture.

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Small Firm Firms Development Developer 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 93

EntreArchitect

JANUARY 26, 2014

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. Every year since Annmarie and I launched the firm in 1999, we’ve had a full workload.

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Small Firm Firms Architect Contract 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. A Simple Sales System for Small Firm Architects. You can read the entire original 2013 blog series here. Making Money is Good.

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Small Firm Firms Architect Client 52

EntreArchitect

JANUARY 9, 2023

This could include designing a new building or improving upon an existing design. One important thing to note is that the R&D tax credit is only available to small businesses, defined as those with less than $5 million in gross receipts. The post Does Your Architecture Firm Qualify for the IRS R&D Tax Credit?

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Architecture Firm Firms Insurance Architecture 97

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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Small Firm Firms Architect Architecture 52

EntreArchitect

AUGUST 9, 2016

Build Your Platform. Build a community of people interested in what you do and what you have to say. The post How To Get Published as a Small Firm Architect appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Every architect needs a platform from which to tell their story.

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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. For many of us small firm architects, this sounds a bit scary. This year, my firm Fivecat Studio will completely shut down for two weeks during August. 5 Steps to a Summer Shut Down at an Architecture Firm. No marketing.

Small Firm 52

Small Firm Firms Architect Management 52

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.

Materials 134

Materials Architect Small Firm Firms 134

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. Since we launched our firm in 1999, most every prospective client I meet asks if Fivecat Studio offers construction services. must earn a profit.

Small Firm 52

Small Firm Firms Architect Client 52

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

APRIL 28, 2014

At times the priorities with my family are more important than the priorities with my firm. At other times the firm is most important. As small firm architects, “balance” should not be our goal. A Benefit of Being a Small Firm Architect. Starting and running a small firm requires sacrifice.

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Small Firm Firms Architect Structure 40

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

BD+C

MAY 23, 2013

Current federal contracting laws are harming the livelihood of small architecture firms, costing the government more money by increasing the number of firms competing, while discouraging small firms from entering the market, according to AIA testimony presented today on Capitol Hill.

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Contract Architecture Firm Firms Government 98

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. It helps you build authority.

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Firms Building Architect Client 52

EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 13, 2013

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. As we welcome additional project managers to the firm, they too will be hired locally, but will work remotely. We would be successful.

Small Firm 40

Small Firm Firms Architect Client 40

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 2 with 7,072 downloads is episode 416 with Edward Shannon – The Sole Practitioner Architecture Firm.

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Small Firm Firms Architecture Firm Consulting 98

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.

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Architecture Firm Firms Building Architecture 52

Architizer

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

AEC professionals are tasked with designing buildings that not only comfort, please and inspire their inhabitants but also meet the extraordinary challenges of today’s society. Catalyst Building by Michael Green Architects, 10th Annual A+Awards Finalist in the Architecture +Sustainability category.

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Environment Architect Small Firm Firms 98

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

AUGUST 21, 2018

It outlines how firm leaders can build cultures that top performers choose to stay in. To read Part 1, click here: How To Build Sustainable Recruitment Strategies for Small Firm Success. Firm leaders are responsible for both finding and keeping new talent. Top 5 Things To Remember About Retaining New Talent.

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Architecture Firm Firms Recruitment Small Firm 52

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. Grow your influence online.

Architecture Firm 52

Architecture Firm Firms Architecture Client 52

EntreArchitect

AUGUST 3, 2015

Some design firms have a culture of secrecy. Because the younger employees do not feel engaged, informed or a part of the larger picture, they eventually leave and launch their own firm or join a competitor. Building a culture of transparency will create stronger bonds between firm owners and employees. The Business.

Architecture Firm 52

Architecture Firm Firms Building Finances 52

EntreArchitect

JANUARY 26, 2016

Charrette Venture Group (CVG) works with new and growing design firms to build stronger businesses by investing resources and applying proven concepts. Tens of thousands of architecture firms operate with under $500,000 in annual revenue with no experience or knowledge of the requirements to grow beyond that level.

Architecture Firm 52

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

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 94

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

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

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

If you do it correctly—and have the right tools—project accounting will transform your firm. Your firm may review your financials on a monthly or quarterly basis, but your projects may be over in less time than that. Even if your firm is too small to have a real hierarchical organization, everyone must be in the loop.

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Architecture Firm Firms Project Architecture 52

EntreArchitect

MAY 16, 2017

As small firm architects, we are responsible for so many different roles and responsibilities. The first step in being more productive is to automate your architecture firm. There are new digital tools to automate an architecture firm being introduced every week. 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’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. Starting a firm from scratch is not easy. Be Certain. Make a Plan.

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Architecture Firm Firms Architecture Client 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.

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Architecture Firm Firms Small Firm Contract 52