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Entrepreneur Architect Academy 010 | Eight Steps to a Happy Client

EntreArchitect

” When one of my residential architecture clients finally reaches out and calls Fivecat Studio , these are some of the thoughts they may start with. Most of our clients are first time builders. They’ve never experienced a design process or any type of major construction. Play the Process Like a Game.

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Better Project Management for Small Firm Architects

EntreArchitect

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. Estimate often. Listen carefully.

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Entrepreneur Architect Academy 012 | My 10 Rules for Better Project Management

EntreArchitect

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. Estimate often. We then prepare Schematic Designs based on those expectations.

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A Day in the Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Rarely does our office take on a project where the clients want to cut out the construction administration portion of our jobs. This is the time when the clients get to see the house evolve and come to life – sometimes it becomes apparent that they might not have understood the drawings as thoroughly as was believed.