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Behind the Design 001: Calender Rd. by Allen Architecture, LLC

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We work in Dropbox during design, and created a Dropbox folder shared among the design team, contractor, and clients for construction administration… but found it more effective to email information and documents rather than place them in the shared folder. What was the process for permitting? If yes, how were they resolved?

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Better Project Management for Small Firm Architects

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Every firm, with any experience, has many of these processes already in place. They may be documented as formal systems or they may just be a general understanding of “how we do it here”. It’s the document that we use at my firm to gather much of this important information from our clients. Listen carefully.

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Every Architecture Project Has Four Corners

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Are our documents consistent with client (and our) expectations? Where the focus is on documentation for pricing, coordinate the effort required in each phase so that it meshes with the magnitude of the design contingency (if there is one). Sign-offs help to identify “scope creep” and can often help to manage changes to the work.

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Be Better

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Should non-architects be permitted to use the term “architect”? As individual small firm architects, we have more important tasks requiring our attention. The post Be Better appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. How would they compete? How is that fair?

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A Guide to Successful Recruitment at Your Architecture Firm (Part One)

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The UK Government permits Apprentices to be paid substantially less than the Minimum Wage. If not fully applicable to Architects or the Studio Team, it might well be worthwhile for Administration, and Back Office activities such as Document Control, Bookkeeping and Monthly Payroll. Internships. Internet Home Workers.

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Pricing Creativity with Author Blair Enns (Transcript)

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Learn how by downloading our free course Profit for Small Firm Architects today at entrearchitect.com/freecourse. LePage and this is the podcast dedicated to a successful life as a small firm entrepreneur architect. What is it that we sell as small firm architects? And then document throughout.

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KHouse Modern - Progress Update 03 | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

This is the project that I will be featuring as we go through the design, construction document, and construction process. We completed the permit drawings a week ago and successfully acquired the permit before the end of September. It’s been just over a month since my last update and quite a lot has happened.

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