EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 16, 2012

The personal emotion, attachment and dedication that each project receives is unequaled in any other profession.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. We deserve to earn more.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 2, 2013

During the design phases, we provide additional cost estimating services and manage the owners budget throughout the process of development. Keeping the proposal documents separate though, makes it clear to the owner that they are hiring us for two separate services. What say YOU? photo credit: MightyBoyBrian via photopin cc.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 18, 2015

Will you be making changes in how you document and manage your time? Where can a firm principal find the answer to: “What must I do to create the future prosperity of my firm?”. The post Developing a Time Management Discipline appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 1, 2017

There are three types of financial statements that every accounting system should be able to develop for the firm principal(s) to review every month; they are: The Balance Sheet: This report indicates the current status, on a real-time basis, of a firm’s financial condition related to Assets, Liabilities and Equity.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 10, 2013

This document provides a fun way to help our clients organize their thoughts and clearly communicate those thoughts to us. Estimate high for cost and time and your clients will always be happy at the end… when it matters most. We try to play the process like a game and we use forms and checklists to guide our way.

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

There are three types of financial statements that every accounting system should be able to develop for the firm principal(s) to review every month; they are: The Balance Sheet: This report indicates the current status, on a real-time basis, of a firm’s financial condition related to Assets, Liabilities and Equity.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 10, 2018

Before making the leap to start his practice, I had the pleasure of working with him at the firm where I’m currently employed and he taught me a lot about putting together a set of simple and concise construction documents. Here’s what he had to say about making the transition and starting Abstract Architecture: 1.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 24, 2013

Every firm, with any experience, has many of these processes already in place. Estimate often. When we present our Schematic Designs we prepare rough, cost per square foot, cost estimates attached to each scheme. When we are listening carefully, people will tell us what we need to know. Don’t give your services away.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

It’s not too often that these projects stop evolving at the end of the construction document phase – and being around to make sure that the contractor has the answers they needs – when they need them – and we can make sure that the design vision is able to be carried through into the finished project.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 19, 2018

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Life of an Architect

JUNE 18, 2014

I recently did a video interview as part of an ongoing AIA Small Firms Roundtable series. What seems to help me a lot these days, in addition to what I already said is letting go of “the need to be right” There is no such thing as a perfect set of documents and there are always solutions.

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