Architizer

OCTOBER 31, 2022

We’re delighted to introduce a NEW Best Firm Category to the 11th Annual A+Awards : Best X-Small Firm. Firms employing 1-5 staff are invited to throw their hats in the ring: Start Submission. While these comparisons may be the reality in many small firms, these are certainly not alway the case.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Empowering architects to better serve the world with more than 681,000 total downloads in 2021, the EntreArchitect Podcast has grown to serve small firm architects from every corner of the planet. Number 2 with 7,072 downloads is episode 416 with Edward Shannon – The Sole Practitioner Architecture Firm.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This year, the A+Awards promises to be bigger than ever, with an expanded set of categories and a fresh lineup of renowned jurors, including thought leaders from the worlds of design, construction, technology and media. Best Residential, Commercial, and Public Projects Firm , for firms excelling in those architectural typologies.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 26, 2014

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.

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 13, 2013

Our reputation for finely detailed residential architecture and our care for clients throughout the process of design and construction has established Fivecat Studio as a leading firm in the Westchester County region. The large residential additions and alterations projects in which we specialize have returned.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 17, 2022

While renowned architects deserve their praise, there are countless designers and creative minds working behind the scenes in firms around the globe, without whom the world’s best buildings could not be brought to fruition. Best Young Firm and Best Young Interior Design Firm , for innovative studios founded within the last 10 years.

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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). Gradient in that way is both unique and a template.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 16, 2018

EntreArchitect: Behind the Design is a weekly blog series where we feature work designed, developed and/or built by small firm entrepreneur architect members of The EntreArchitect Community. SteelHouse 1 & 2 by Zack/de Vito Architecture & Construction. Zack/e Vito Architecture + Construction. Firm Address.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 12, 2022

By balancing their clients’ needs with environmental, cultural and historic factors, they devise refined, forward-thinking solutions for every element of the design process, from building materials and construction methods to spatial organization.

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

One of the most popular topics discussed throughout the EntreArchitect Community is the role of the architect during the construction phase. I am often surprised by the number of firms providing architectural design services and forfeiting the final phase of the process, Construction Administration. Eight Reasons Why.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This multifaceted approach is evident in projects such as Kia Lab, which take a holistic view of the programmatic brief, embedding the building’s function with the broader urban and cultural environment.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 3, 2015

Recently the subject of specifications for residential architecture was discussed in detail on the EntreArchitect Podcast. And you are omitting specifications of the dozens, possibly hundreds of items/conditions and other aspects in your CDs (Construction Documents)? Win – Win – Win. SPECIFICATIONS.

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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.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 2, 2018

EntreArchitect: Behind the Design is a weekly blog series where we feature work designed, developed and/or built by small firm entrepreneur architect members of The EntreArchitect Community. In order to get exposure as a modern residential architect in the Hudson Valley, we started designing and building homes for our development.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 19, 2018

This was a fixed fee based on the design scope with an hourly rate for the construction period. Yes and as I joined with UK Architects we continue to provide a fee estimate based on construction cost and estimated hourly output with some tasks, such as meetings, billed hourly. What was the construction cost for the project presented?

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 20, 2013

Our job as small firm architects is not only to design great buildings or to prepare construction documents, which become the legal contract between owner and contractor. The job of a small firm architect, whether working with residential or small commercial clients, is to lead them through an experience.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 26, 2018

EntreArchitect: Behind the Design is a weekly blog series where we feature work designed, developed and/or built by small firm entrepreneur architect members of The EntreArchitect Community. We use Trello to keep track of tasks from project inception until the construction is finished. Throughout construction?

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ArchiDiaries

MAY 24, 2022

The 2022 Housing+ Symposium, and all its companion programs, aim to explore the problem holistically and, in turn, collaborate within different means to find new solutions that address all these critical factors,” he says. . Additional initiatives for Housing+ will be announced later this year. .

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

It enhances the vision of returning to the roots of being – the tradition and identity of living, the relation to surroundings and nature and the creation of a new materiality based on what is affordable and simple to be constructed. My only concern is to achieve a construction result that can be even better than representation.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 1, 2021

It’s a fact; many times residential structures are simple and straight-forward enough that a structural engineer is not required. The International Residential Code (IRC) offers prescriptive design measures for basic foundation walls and footings. by Kari Sebern – Vector Collaborative. Large Footprints.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Public Vote Winner, 10th Annual A+Awards, Residential Interiors (<3000 sq ft). Featured Firm: Ballistic Architecture Machine (BAM). Xiaoyunlu 8, MAHA Residential Park by Ballistic Architecture Machine (BAM) , Beijing, China | Public Vote Winner, 10th Annual A+Awards, Private Garden. Featured Firm: John Grable Architects.

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 15, 2014

As many of you may already know, tomorrow is a big day for small firm architects. . Lean” has been associated with increasing productivity and quality in the software development, construction, healthcare, and manufacturing industries. Join other small firm practitioners at the Business of Architecture Summit.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 11, 2021

Articles published here cover topics relevant to business, leadership, and living a purpose-filled, integrated life as a small firm architect. AIA, is a Senior Account Manager / Business Development Manager at Charrette Venture Group (CVG) where he works with small architecture firms, helping them run better businesses.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 21, 2018

JHF Construction (GC), H&H Engineering (Structural), edited (furniture, art, staging). Firm Address. What was the construction cost for the project presented? We are a husband and wife design firm (architect husband, interiors wife). Mainly old school during construction… email, phone, and site visits.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 5, 2018

This is not something that happens often in private residential architecture and is always a fantastic event. What was the construction cost for the project presented? Describe the construction team for this project. What was the architect’s role during construction? Is that your preferred fee structure? If not, what is?

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

When Annmarie and I launched our small firm in 1999, I had big dreams then as well. The post Living Your Best Year Ever appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. I have never had a problem thinking big and working to pursue my goals. Stay tuned.

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 11, 2016

As residential architects, my team and I uncover unforeseen conditions on every project… and that is the key to success when managing these situations. The post Unforeseen Horror Stories appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. It Happens on Every Project. ” Mindset Matters.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 15, 2014

This past Friday, December 12th was the second anniversary of relaunching Entrepreneur Architect as a resource to inspire small firm architects to build better businesses. Throughout the past 24 months, I have shared most everything I know about running a small firm architecture studio. I have held nothing back.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 9, 2022

In the decades following the Mexican Revolution of 1917, federal funding for housing, education and healthcare programs fueled a creative culture of design and construction. Ranging from landscape to residential, corporate and interior design, and from retail to urban developments. reforma 412 roofgardens , Mexico City, Mexico.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 9, 2018

EntreArchitect: Behind the Design is a weekly blog series where we feature work designed, developed and/or built by small firm entrepreneur architect members of The EntreArchitect Community. BD&E Engineering, Home As Art, Mangrum Construction. Firm Address. What was the construction cost for the project presented?

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 19, 2019

Even as the firm is transferred to future leaders, the name will carry on with a clear history of the firm. Our residential architecture continues to develop the story. When clients ask me what separates Fivecat Studio from other firms, I say that it is the experience of designing and building architecture that makes us unique.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 30, 2017

Up to that point in my life my only experience with actual construction was observing my father and his friends build a new family room for our house when I was 7. Access to the attic was via the typical flimsy plywood folding ladder that so many American houses feature prominently in our residential ceiling designs.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 4, 2017

Many years ago, before Annmarie and I started our residential architecture firm, I was a project manager with Kaeyer, Garment & Davidson Architects in Mt. Dick designed the project and I developed it through construction drawings. My First Assignment. Kisco, New York. Photo Credit: Shutterstock / PavelShynkarou.

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Life of an Architect

MARCH 9, 2014

On a more technical level, international projects will bring with the project, the specific building codes to the area, construction tolerances, local materials and way of working with them and customs that are reflected in vernacular architecture, amongst others. This will continue from the next conceptual stages and beyond.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

It’s one of the biggest challenges we small firm architects face each day. It’s our job as small firm architects to “re-educate” these potential clients and expose them to architecture in the real world. I am living through a construction project as I write this post. Construction is noisy and dirty.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 3, 2018

Many years ago, before Annmarie and I started our residential architecture firm, I was a project manager with Kaeyer, Garment & Davidson Architects in Mt. Dick designed the project and I developed it through construction drawings. My First Assignment. Kisco, New York. What was I thinking! The post What Was I Thinking?<br>Four

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 26, 2017

To complete the development of a standard residential additions and alterations project, it takes several months of focus and dedication. 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.

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