EntreArchitect

JULY 5, 2018

This allows us to educate future clients on what is important to us, how we work, what we are working on, what we’ve recently completed, what is available, etc. We did not sell the house from the open house, but we did secure 4 other jobs from clients who attended that open house. With clients? With contractor?

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 21, 2018

This client is the older brother of a childhood (and current) friend. Withheld at clients request. We are a husband and wife design firm (architect husband, interiors wife). With clients? With contractor? Mainly old school during construction… email, phone, and site visits. mcweeneyphoto. Among team?

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Most sole practitioners and small firms I know struggle to meet the minimum requirements of operation. These are services available to your client, but are NOT included in your basic architectural services. Through the years we have learned that not every project and not every client is a good fit for these services though.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 8, 2017

During my interview with a potential client, I answer many questions. And like a good architect, I would explain the difference between architects and contractors and politely say, “No. Contractors build them.”. The bid process is transparent and contractors are selected with full participation from the owner.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Even worse, many websites contained no information to help visitors quickly learn what the site is really about—let alone what that particular architecture firm was skilled at doing. That approach leaves potential clients struggling to understand what makes one firm better than the other. Don’t make your prospects think.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 20, 2021

If you’re on the higher end, your client is likely expecting a tonne of value. To find out how to make construction administration efficient and fast we spoke to the industry experts, including our Part3 Co-Founder Jess Luczycki, who is a Construction Administration Manager and General Contractor. Sound familiar?

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Deezen

JANUARY 26, 2023

It is even harder for small firms to compete on salaries." "One Our contractors quite often mention that skilled labour is in shorter supply, which leads to less quality on site and higher prices for labour." Salaries have risen.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 4, 2021

Keep reading below to learn our recommendations for implementing a better marketing strategy to help your firm achieve more visibility in the market, grow your influence so you are seen as the go-to expert, and gain new relationships that will lead to better clients and projects. Increase your firm’s visibility (online).

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 28, 2021

At the core, it layers all the data we need in one place and outputs different forms of visuals for you to make design decisions with your team, consultants, or clients in much less time. But we still send this 88% error to the contractor, which creates millions of dollars in change orders down the line. Practice Operations.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 18, 2017

Our complete Pre-Design Client Questionnaire template is included with your purchase of our Foundations: Business Forms and Checklists for Architects package. It’s the document that we use at my firm to gather much of this important information from our clients. Listen carefully. Estimate often. Tweet This! ).

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 16, 2012

Most sole proprietors and small firms I know, struggle to meet the minimum requirements of operation. These are services available to your client, but are NOT included in your basic architectural services. Through the years we have learned that not every project and not every client is a good fit for these services though.

Architect 52

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 2, 2013

During my interview with a potential client, I answer many questions. And like a good architect, I would explain the difference between architects and contractors and politely say, “No. Contractors build them.”. The bid process is transparent and contractors are selected with full participation from the owner.

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Archmark

MAY 13, 2022

Set Up and Use Your Linkedin Profile to Find, Attract, and Connect with Your Ideal Architecture Firm Clients Archmark's Definitive Architecture Firm Marketing Guide to Perfecting Your Linkedin Profile. Have your clients or prospects ever made any of the following statements?: “We Sorry, but it’s true.

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Life of an Architect

MARCH 2, 2014

Anyways … We have a project that broke ground a few weeks ago and I decided that I would cover here on the site. There is no doubt that our clients love them, but that’s not the only reason why we build them. Our first visit out to the site was two weeks ago as the foundation was just beginning.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 4, 2017

Originally posted on February 22, 2007, this was the seventh entry on the site and was the first full length article I shared. Many years ago, before Annmarie and I started our residential architecture firm, I was a project manager with Kaeyer, Garment & Davidson Architects in Mt. My First Assignment. I was scared.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 3, 2013

The people around you, your staff, your clients, your family, all look to you as a model of how they are to act and react. A firm’s success is a result of the hard work and dedication of many people, whether they are staff, consultants, contractors or clients. A great contractor? A trusting client?

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

But welcoming a contractor or engineer that I’m counting on for high-level referrals into my house does not portray the kind of professionalism I’m going for. It wasn’t helpful for me to site next to a guy selling monocles and another guy creating an app to help lazy people get their overpriced food delivered faster. Absolutely.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 20, 2014

Originally posted on February 22, 2007, it was the seventh entry on the site and was the first full length article shared. The contractor wanted the issue resolved immediately. The relationship you have built with your client will be streghthened in ways that would be impossible otherwise. I was scared.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 17, 2013

Relative to the other expenses of a small firm, professional liability insurance is down right expensive… until you need it. If our business systems failed and the firm was required to defend itself without a policy, we certainly would have been crushed by the costs involved in such a legal action.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 20, 2014

Last week as I was driving to a job site I had one of the interns in the car with me and we ended up having an interesting conversation about how a person’s behavior in the office can have either a positive or negative effect on their career path. link] Bob Borson Thanks Todd – nice to see you here on the site.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 2, 2022

The suite includes A110-2021, Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Contractor for a Custom Residential Project , and B110-2021, Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect for a Custom Residential Project. The A110-2021 was developed from the A104-2017, Standard Abbreviated Form of Agreement Between Owner and Contractor.

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Portland Architecture

JUNE 13, 2023

For me, like many, Gradient provided an introduction to the work Linden, Brown, which is the latest in a succession of award-winning local small firms founded by architects formerly with Portland’s Allied Works (including Waechter Architecture, Lever Architecture, and Beebe Skidmore). They took inspiration from the site itself.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Jury Vote Winner, 10th Annual A+Awards, Best Small Firm (1-10 Employees). Fearon Hay Architects is a design-led studio that excels at designing buildings that thoughtfully reflect their site and place. Founded in Auckland in 1998, over twenty years later the firm has grown to encompass a studio in Los Angeles as well.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

I have almost always worked in small firms – except for that one time when I didn’t, which wasn’t a bad year but it cemented in my mind that my skill set is better suited for a small architectural firm. Here are my Top 5 Reasons to work in a Small Architectural Firm: 1.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 18, 2021

We both have extremely important functions in the design process, and it is in our clients’ best interest that we collaborate in the most effective way to deliver the best product possible. Everyone is planning based on this schedule, including the contractor that is likely securing subcontractors based on the design deliverable schedule.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 24, 2013

I tell clients that we could design a successful project with nothing more than a scope of work and site plan. This is true, but it is only after listening to our clients hopes, needs and dreams that we can take each project to its pinnacle. The quickest way to an unhappy client is to design a project beyond their budget.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

7:15am Every Tuesday morning I have an 8:00 construction meeting at the KHouse Modern job site. So that meant that I needed to swing by this morning – these projects move fast and you can miss a lot if you stay away from the site for more than a week.

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Archmark

MAY 31, 2020

Perfect Your LinkedIn Profile to Attract Your Best Clients & Projects. The Definitive Architecture Firm Marketing Guide. Don’t worry, my contractor can figure it out.” These are actual statements from architecture clients that have been said within earshot of the architect. While you are standing there) “Thank you.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 29, 2018

Do you know how to calculate the exact amount you need to charge your clients in order to earn 20% profit on that project? If you don’t know how, learn how by downloading our free course profit for small firm architects today at EntreArchitect.com/freecourse. LePage: 00:00 . It’s simple to do.

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Life of an Architect

JUNE 18, 2014

I recently did a video interview as part of an ongoing AIA Small Firms Roundtable series. I was once told by my father-in-law that I would make a great contractor. What exactly was it about me that warranted him telling me that I would make a great contractor? …… it was because I’m good at yelling at people.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

They send a family off to a wonderland vacation and in seven days, a team of contractors and designers overhaul and completely transform a modest house into a dream home. It’s one of the biggest challenges we small firm architects face each day. Architecture in the Real World #ArchiTalks. I call it the HGTV Effect.

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 19, 2015

You may be better off working with an independent contractor. Taxes, health benefits, equipment… all the responsibility of the contractor. Whether you hire an employee or an independent contractor, the IRS wants to know about it. We often have staff working in clients’ homes and in the studio off hours.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 1, 2014

We’re all fairly adept at providing good design for our clients and successfully presenting to them. The only place ‘contextual’ notes are used is in detail drawings (where keynotes are not as effective for the contractors). I point it out to the contractors at the pre-bid meeting to be sure they’re aware of it.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 13, 2013

So far, this project and the client have been terrific. For some of you that read this site, you’ll know what I mean when I say that this project has been developed using “Revit” – a brand name for a drafting program that we use to prepare our design and construction documentation. link] Bob Borson Probably not.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 12, 2018

Do you know how to calculate the exact amount you need to charge your clients in order to earn 20 percent profit on that project? Learn how by downloading our free course profit for small firm architects today at EntreArchitect.com/freecourse. Gusto is making payroll benefits and HR easy for small businesses.

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 6, 2014

He’s the founder of 30X40 Design Workshop and author of the new book, The Unofficial Guide to Houzz.com: Create a Profile That Resonates with Clients and Outranks Your Competition. . . It’s been embraced by our clients who agree with the company tagline that it’s ‘The New Way to Design Your Home’. Create Ideabooks.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

You may be better off working with an independent contractor. Taxes, health benefits, equipment… all the responsibility of the contractor. If you are interested in hiring freelance architects, be sure to check out Entrepreneur Architect Projects , a new platform for connecting busy firms with freelance architects.

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