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Behind The Design 006: Get Space Vancouver by Jarod Hall of di’velept design

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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. Get Space Vancouver by Jarod Hall of di’velept design. Describe your design team for this project. Project Name.

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Managing Your Client’s Happiness

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One of the keys to success for small firm architects is client satisfaction. With so many roles and responsibilities as a small firm architect, how might we ensure that our clients’ expectations are well managed? How do you communicate the completion of Schematic Design Phase and the commencement of Design Development?

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Better Project Management for Small Firm Architects

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I ask them again to state their expected budget as part of my Pre-Design Client Questionnaire to confirm their expectations in writing. We then prepare Schematic Designs based on those expectations. When we present our Schematic Designs we prepare rough, cost per square foot, cost estimates attached to each scheme.

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The A+List: Architizer’s Top Architecture and Design Firms to Watch in 2024

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The Rotterdam-based office is structured around the knowledge divisions of Building Transformation, New Construction and Urban Development. With a dash of courage, the resulting design champion innovative technical applications and user concepts aimed at social and ecological sustainability.

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Entrepreneur Architect Academy 010 | Eight Steps to a Happy Client

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They’ve never experienced a design process or any type of major construction. They think they know what they want, how much it will cost and how long it will take to design and build it. Then we get started and prepare our designs. They have saved for years and have very specific expectations. Leave them Happy.

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How the AIA’s New Custom Residential Agreements Help Custom Home Architects and Contractors

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The first AIA Contract Documents (ACD) of their kind, ACD’s new Custom Residential Documents streamline the contractual process for architects by tailoring them for the distinctive requirements of the custom residential construction market. The B110 also simplifies the record keeping requirements for the Construction Administration phase.

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Weaving international work into your architecture career

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It also made use of the training we actually receive in architectural school: developing schematic design ideas and presenting our concepts with compelling graphics and storytelling. My experience is a huge departure from how most people move through architecture, and how it is practiced in most US firms.