EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 15, 2015

They’re not your projects and you should not start off a relationship with clients based on a stretched truth. You have what your clients want and you should tell them your story. Use photos of you, of your designs, your sketches, your studio and the world around you. You are enthusiastic, and unique and talented.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 9, 2021

Every potential client who architects serve under 40 has created a software derived sketch. Architecture schools need to address their faculty’s experience in actually building buildings, with clients and builders. It is now a cliché to declare that Artificial Intelligence will change everything, but it will.

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EntreArchitect

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

The seductive texture of our illustrations identify us as artists in the minds of our clients. Have you ever experienced the joy that our clients express when we pull out a roll of trace and sketch our ideas, right there on the table in front of them? Do you use hand drawing to market your firm?

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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.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

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. Set up company pages dedicated to your future firm and build networks through each site.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 16, 2012

The innovative ideas and concepts we create can often only be born after hours (sometimes days) of intense thought and several dozen layers of sketch paper. Most sole proprietors and small firms I know, struggle to meet the minimum requirements of operation. Forget about profit. We deserve to earn more. Additional Services.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 18, 2017

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. Our complete Pre-Design Client Questionnaire template is included with your purchase of our Foundations: Business Forms and Checklists for Architects package. Listen carefully.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 10, 2018

For example, as a firm with only two people, Mike assumes the role of the lead designer, draftsman, receptionist, custodian of the building he owns and runs his practice from, and so on. When you start getting more clients for your business, you’ll find yourself working at all times of the day. Time management will be difficult.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 6, 2017

Being a successful architect takes more than creating a wonderful idea and presenting it to your client. The work involved in setting up your design firm can be overwhelming and 99% of it was never taught to you in school. His signature is a sketch of one of my favorite Ando works, the Church of The Light. Entrepreneurship.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 6, 2014

From the point of view of our clients, great architecture is where we start. So, yes, great design is important, but it’s not what’s going to keep our clients happy? The first step, before you ever put your pen to sketch paper, is to know what your client is looking for. We’re in the Client Happiness Business.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 20, 2018

We struggled to launch our firms, often without the education or a firm knowledge of the basic fundamentals of business. We searched for the best clients and we serve them each, to the best of our ability. Something small. Post each new lesson learned in a journal or a sketch book. We’ve chosen this life.

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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

MARCH 24, 2007

“The magic, and the way in which you win the hearts and minds of your clients, is how you do it.” Clients see us as all the same. In the eyes of our clients, we are all the same…unless we do something to stand out from the crowd. It’s an “experience” Our clients have a great time.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

6:45am I had to sketch out a quick graphic image for my annual “ What to Get an Architect for Christmas ” post. A Christmas ornament seemed Christmas-y enough so I sketched it up, took a picture of it with my phone, brought it into Photoshop where I added some color, and then *BOOM* … the graphic was created.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 13, 2015

Much like your clients not worrying about the technical details or the blueprints of a new building. They can do what they really like and focus where they create true value for their clients: architecture. You’ll always and everywhere have access to your pending invoices and a view on which client owes you what.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 24, 2013

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. I tell clients that we could design a successful project with nothing more than a scope of work and site plan. Listen carefully. Estimate often. Don’t give your services away.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 25, 2021

It leads to clients having significantly more trust in architects who have already designed and built many successful projects, demonstrating that they have extensive experience. They can sketch and verbally explain functions and relations between spaces while already subconsciously incorporating structure into the design.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 25, 2017

Clients were not flocking to me, but I had bills to pay. I get to build models, sketch, talk ideas and concepts, and learn architecture all over again through the same reckless creativity that I enjoyed so much in architecture school. Now that I have clients and architecture to design for real projects, where is the time?

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

I also provided a few examples of reports that you can learn to use to help you in developing a proper financial foundation for your firm. The day-to-day things that really need to happen in your small firm. ArchiOffice will do all the things your firm needs for office and project management that QuickBooks can’t.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 26, 2018

You are listening to EntreArchitect podcast, so that makes you a member of our dedicated community of small firm architects. Freshbooks, the cloud based accounting software that makes running your small firm easy, fast and secure. Gusto is making payroll benefits and HR easy for small businesses. Start Transcript.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 11, 2015

The encouraging footnote to that figure is that, of the businesses that start with a client on day one, the failure rate drops to just 2 out of every 10. It’s going to take time to fill your boards with work, to build a client base, and a referral network of trusted contacts. There won’t be one. Lesson 4 – Set Goals.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 7, 2021

Traditionally architects have withheld their ignorance of how to build, how to listen to clients, and often their inability to just work in the world of builders and codes in hopes that when given a chance to build something, anything, the world will see their value. Architects need to prove credibility, or simply lose it to Alexa.

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