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Contract Documentsfor Small Firm Architects

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You need a signed legal document. It may be the most important step in the entire process of acquiring a new architecture client. Send your client an overwhelmingly comprehensive legal agreement intended for large projects and it may end up on an attorney’s desk waiting for review and revision (or in many cases, a complete re-write).

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My 5 Rules for Developing Contract Documents for Small Firm Architects

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It may be the most critical step in the entire process of acquiring a new architecture client. We may have perfected our marketing, developed a strong reputation, executed a flawless sales process and have received our prospective client’s eager authorization to proceed with a new project. We need a contract. It’s your proposal.

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Better Project Management for Small Firm Architects

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Every firm, with any experience, has many of these processes already in place. They may be documented as formal systems or they may just be a general understanding of “how we do it here”. When we receive a contract for a new project, we all want to jump right into designing. Systems allow us to be better architects.

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How the AIA’s New Custom Residential Agreements Help Custom Home Architects and Contractors

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The first AIA Contract Documents (ACD) of their kind, ACD’s new Custom Residential Documents streamline the contractual process for architects by tailoring them for the distinctive requirements of the custom residential construction market. Coordination of Documents. photo by Brian Jackson for Adobe Stock.

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A Simple Sales System for Small Firm Architects

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When we present our initial schematic designs to our client, we are selling. When I present a product or service to a prospective client, I am presenting them with something that will improve their lives. A Simple Sales System for Small Firm Architects. Qualify the Client. There is value in what I am providing.

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How to Make More Money as a Small Firm Architect

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The personal emotion, attachment and dedication that each project receives is unequaled in any other profession.The time and effort required to properly develop a design and complete a thorough set of construction documents is difficult for most anyone outside the profession to understand. Forget about profit. We deserve to earn more.

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7 Reasons Why Small Firm Architects Should NOT Abandon the AIA

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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 do hope that as the organization evolves, executes the Repositioning initiative and that more focus is directed toward the small firm architect. AIA KnowledgeNet.