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

Luckily, the “code police” cannot go back in time to penalize me as the project architect. I designed it to have a fireman’s pole too, but that was “value engineered” out of the project by my mom. The seductive texture of our illustrations identify us as artists in the minds of our clients. I loved that room.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 26, 2017

To successfully complete a project, an architect is responsible for making thousands of critical decisions. To complete the development of a standard residential additions and alterations project, it takes several months of focus and dedication. How do YOU make more money? Forget about profit. How Can An Architect Make More Money?

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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. Which business development strategies can we use when seeking that very first project?

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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. How do I get that first solo project?”. Starting a firm from scratch is not easy. Your first clients may come from relationships built during your time as an employee. Be Certain. Tell your family.

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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. It will also make your projects go smoother and who doesn’t want that? Entrepreneurship.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 16, 2012

To successfully complete a project, an architect is responsible for making thousands of critical decisions. To complete the development of a standard residential additions and alterations project, it takes several months of focus and dedication. Many of us work long hours, long into the night, through weekends and holidays.

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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. I called it my 12/12/12 Project.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 10, 2018

Almost 40 tips for Starting an Architecture Firm. After obtaining my license as an Architect in New York, I brainstormed several long term goals and decided to start a personal blog, develop design projects, and learn everything that I could about starting an architecture firm. Time management will be difficult.

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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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EntreArchitect

APRIL 6, 2014

Design an amazing project and your massive talent will have new prospects knocking your door down. My prospects, when shopping for architectural services, expect that their project will be designed exceptionally well when hiring an architect. From the point of view of our clients, great architecture is where we start.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 24, 2013

For the past twelve weeks, we’ve explored every element required for a successful architecture firm. We started with your Personal Productivity and we’ll wrap it up here with Project Management. One of the most important of all the tasks we perform as architects is Project Management. Listen carefully.

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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

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. If they have already taken on many projects from the beginning to the end, they can do it again. Importance of Experience.

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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. For a small architectural firm, Basecamp will cost you $20/month. It just runs, and you use it.

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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

APRIL 25, 2017

I went to several meetings, wrote a lesson plan for the 2-week class, came up with the projects and material lists, and executed. Clients were not flocking to me, but I had bills to pay. Isn’t project based learning the best way to learn. Now that I have clients and architecture to design for real projects, where is the time?

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Steve is the creator of ArchiOffice ® the leading office, project management and time tracking software used in more than 1,000 small and mid-sized architectural firms. 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. Accounting.

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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. I’d like to have a few more side projects lined up before I make a go of it. Clients began calling, writing gigs popped up, and I sold plans. Probably next year.”.

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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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