EntreArchitect

MARCH 28, 2017

I speak with or communicate online with small firm architects almost every day. I want to know with what members of our small firm community are struggling, so that we at EntreArchitect might develop resources to help you build a better business. As with many small firm architects, I struggled with this issue as well.

Small Firm 52

Small Firm Architect Client Clients 52

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? If not, what is? Among team?

Mining 52

Mining Housing Contractor Permits 52

EntreArchitect

JANUARY 23, 2018

Effective project execution is associated with successful achievement of design intent, high-quality construction, profitability and efficiency. Successful project delivery relies on the manager’s understanding of the constraints and goals of the project, both those of the firm and those of the client. Begin with Intention.

Project 52

Project Estimating Architecture Client 52

EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Your Interns Could Be Your Future Clients. What if you viewed your junior staff as one day they might be your future client? If your letting people work in your office and get a “behind the scenes” look at how you run your business, viewing them as a future client makes a lot of sense then seeing them as anything else.

Architect 52

Architect Students Architecture School Client 52

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! ).

Small Firm 52

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Your Interns Could Be Your Future Clients. What if you viewed your junior staff as one day they might be your future client? If your letting people work in your office and get a “behind the scenes” look at how you run your business, viewing them as a future client makes a lot of sense then seeing them as anything else.

Students 52

Students Architecture School Client Clients 52

EntreArchitect

JANUARY 12, 2014

Should non-architects be permitted to use the term “architect”? As individual small firm architects, we have more important tasks requiring our attention. We have businesses to build, clients to serve and families to feed. How would they compete? How is that fair? Should those laws be changed?

Small Firm 40

Small Firm Architecture School Education Regulation 40

Architizer

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Exploration drives its practice, from interrogating a project’s context to establishing a rich, collaborative dialogue with clients. Utilizing pioneering design and construction methods, its work is informed by each site’s unique cultural and geographic qualities.

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Firms Architecture Firm Architecture Small Firm 94

Life of an Architect

MARCH 2, 2014

This project will be constructed using SIP’s (Structurally Insulated Panels), we are using a post tension structural slab, the owner will be extremely active in the construction process, and we are targeting a total construction cost somewhere in the $200 per square foot range. Could be pretty interesting.

Modern 94

Modern Architect Site Contractor 94

EntreArchitect

MAY 15, 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. What is it that we sell as small firm architects? Start Transcript.

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Client Clients Small Firm Firms 40

Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 13, 2013

This is the project that I will be featuring as we go through the design, construction document, and construction process. One of the things we are trying to incorporate into our drawings at this stage are lots of little details to address coordination items that normally show up during construction administration.

Modern 86

Modern Architect Permits Construction 86

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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