EntreArchitect

AUGUST 15, 2021

. — After a few months job searching, I joined a mid-sized firm, Opsis Architecture, that focused on educational and institutional projects. I participated in the design of some of projects while my partners and our employees executed most of the architecture work beyond schematic design. I’m now at a crossroads.

Firms 52

Firms Real Estate Management Architecture Firm 52

EntreArchitect

MARCH 10, 2013

They’ve never experienced a design process or any type of major construction. They think they know what they want, how much it will cost and how long it will take to design and build it. Then we get started and prepare our designs. They start with half the budget they need for the project they have in mind.

Client 52

Client Clients Architect Management 52

EntreArchitect

JANUARY 27, 2013

When we present our initial schematic designs to our client, we are selling. My marketing from Session 003 has already qualified my firm in their mind, so my goal at this meeting is to build a relationship. I have established some familiarity through my firm’s blog and during our initial telephone conversation.

Architect 52

Architect Client Clients Firms 52

EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Networking is also the single best way to get hired; you need some sort of personal connection, and being based locally is the best way to integrate yourself into the design community. I volunteered at local events and non-profits in the design community to build relationships that ultimately lead to job opportunities.

Architecture 52

Architecture Government Firms Client 52

EntreArchitect

JANUARY 2, 2022

Basic Services comprise the same 5 phases of service: schematic design, design development, construction documents, bidding and negotiation, and construction administration. However, the architect is still required to consider sustainable design alternatives in the Schematic Design Phase.

Contractor 59

Contractor Residential Contract Schematic Design 59

EntreArchitect

MARCH 24, 2013

The most successful projects though are the ones where we fully understand the people living and working within the architecture we design. Before we grab the roll of trace and start sketching with the Sharpie, we gather as much information about the users of our buildings as possible. Build rapport with the contractor.

Management 52

Management Project Schematic Design Architect 52

Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

We have started working on a 4 phase renovation and addition project with a local church and these were meeting minutes and notes from our first design development construction cost estimating meeting. This was the project that I used when talking about sketching during schematic design.

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Architect Sketching Small Firm Client 94