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. Our goal is to make this blog a valuable source of information and inspiration for you. EntreArchitect is dedicated to empowering architects to better serve the world. Contact Us.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 30, 2016

This month, the #ArchiTalks topic is “Back to School”, so I am encouraging my fellow small firm architects to go back to school themselves and learn what they need to know to find the work they want and live a life they’ll love. As small firm architects, how do we get noticed by those prospects? Back to School.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 20, 2021

As Terry Dopp, Director of Construction Admin at Dwell Design Studio put it, ‘The ability to know what you don’t know’ is important, throughout a project you’ll need to ‘continually educate yourself, step out of your comfort zone and work on projects/issues you are not comfortable with’. Share files and keep the flow.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The A+List forms a comprehensive guide to the world’s best architecture firms and is refreshed each year based on the results of the annual A+Awards program. The A+List is arranged alphabetically, with more information available by clicking on the link to each firm’s profile. Get Your Firm On the Next A+List. Bates Smart.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 5, 2018

This allows us to educate future clients on what is important to us, how we work, what we are working on, what we’ve recently completed, what is available, etc. Not just as a way to get people to the property, but also to allow our followers an opportunity to see our work in person and meet with us in an informal, party setting.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 2, 2017

It’s a good chance for you to educate and help your ideal prospect. This call to action can be a download for an ebook or another offer of value that will allow you to capture your prospect’s contact information. Back in the pre-internet days when you wanted to make a big purchase, you got your information from ads and salespeople.

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 13, 2015

As small firm residential architects, the most effective and least expensive way to accomplish this process is to start online. Your website is the first place a prospect will land when seeking more information about you and your firm. The information you share with your list must be high value content.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 17, 2018

An architect is an individual who can co-ordinate, organize and integrate information – a person that make words into an image – and knows how to translate an image into a physical reality. In this way people can make more informed decisions on whether they wish to choose the places they intend to rent.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Clearly there is high demand for information on building better businesses and making more money as an architect. Two thousand thirteen will mark the year when it all began; the year Entrepreneur Architect relaunched and became a source of inspiration and education for architects seeking to be more successful.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 5, 2017

With more than 5,000 subscribers, I have built a strong community of like-minded small firm architects who look forward to my letter and respond in kind with thoughtful communication. Provide tips and information about your specialty. Provide information on pricing and process. Sell products and services.

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 12, 2014

With more than 3,000 subscribers, I have built a strong community of like-minded small firm architects who look forward to my letter and respond in kind with thoughtful communication. Provide tips and information about your specialty. Provide information on pricing and process. Do you use this tool to market your firm?

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Archmark

MARCH 29, 2019

Recently, we asked Richard Marshall, Principal with Perkins+Will , about the importance of marketing for small firms, “The best organizations view marketing as just as important a skill set as design. Search engines uses software programs called "search bots" to collect and index information on the internet.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 11, 2023

While the practice is historically known for its residential design, its portfolio demonstrates expansive expertise across all manner of typology, broaching commercial, industrial, educational, spiritual and hospitality spaces. Combined with cutting-edge sustainable materials, the firm’s approach places past and present in dialogue.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Hyperform is an informal collaborative with approximately 50 members and shared studio space. Between projects, they share resources, network and continue their education with planned events… and clearly they work together for PR and marketing. Do you think a co-op like Hyperform can be a successful firm structure?

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 21, 2016

With more than 5,000 subscribers, I have built a strong community of like-minded small firm architects who look forward to my letter and respond in kind with thoughtful communication. Provide tips and information about your specialty. Provide information on pricing and process. Feature “before and after” images.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 20, 2007

Looking for continuing education credits? I have inside information that there are still seats available for a few of the seminars. The post AIA Westchester / Mid-Hudson Expo 2007 appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Download the registration form here. See you there!

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

in Education and Human Development from The George Washington University. Running a small firm requires you to play many different roles. If you have staff, you also need to be an educator. Fortunately, we’ve all been educated or mentored, so we know how to do that, right?

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Archmark

JULY 26, 2021

Recently, we asked Richard Marshall, Principal with Perkins+Will , about the importance of marketing for small firms, “The best organizations view marketing as just as important a skill set as design. A blog is a great way to establish yourself or your firm as an expert in your industry. It fuels your social media campaigns.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 11, 2015

The Citizen Architect stays informed on local, state, and federal issues, and makes time for service to the community. A great deal of architectural education is about seeing the world through a lens of aesthetic sensibility and how to take what we see and insert strategies that bring balance and harmony.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 17, 2013

Following these comments is a guest post; originally published in the AIA Trust educational booklet, Making The Transition To Running Your Own Firm. Relative to the other expenses of a small firm, professional liability insurance is down right expensive… until you need it. Casso, Executive Director of AIA Trust.

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

How can I make Entrepreneur Architect even more valuable for the sole proprietor and small firm architect? Each episode featured an architect or other design professional with an inspiring story and valuable information to share. In 2014, you can expect more educational content from Entrepreneur Architect.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 16, 2013

As early research commenced by the AIA to collect data and learn what sole proprietors and small firm architects were thinking and feeling, the organization reached out to our tribe. I am proud that much of the information gathered through Entrepreneur Architect has helped to shape the current AIA National Repositioning initiative.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 5, 2018

Learn how by downloading our free course profit for small firm architects today at EntreArchitect.com/freecourse. This episode of EntreArchitect podcast is supported by our platform sponsors, ARCAT, the online resource, delivering quality building material information, cad details, then specifications and much more ARCAT.com.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 2, 2016

Generally speaking, upon completion of my formal education and becoming an architect, I was unaware of what was involved in the actual operational and administrative aspects of running an architectural firm. For detailed information on Developing a Time Management Discipline, see my article posted on this blog back in January.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 6, 2017

Diary entries, unashamed messy models and sketches, a dictionary running throughout the book in the margin, and construction photos all work together in a novel way to give the reader a front row seat in a fast moving and high profile architecture firm. Just get it and enjoy the ride.

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Architizer

MARCH 20, 2023

Judged on the strength of their portfolios, the following trailblazing practices, each with 10 or fewer employees, were all recognized in the Best Small Firm category of the 10 th Annual A+Awards. While they may be small in number, their impact on the global landscape is mighty.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 26, 2015

The Roof Terrace Playhouse Designer : Erik de Rooij – Kolding, Vejle Amt, Denmark Bio : I graduated as an architect more than 25 years ago, after a very bumpy ride, education-wise. Musician in my spare time, and secretly wish I was doing modern residential (…or not so secretly).

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 18, 2007

The intent of the committee is to explore and share information about business and the practice of architecture among its members. With both architecture and business, I continue to educate myself by reading books, blogs, websites and magazines, as well as attending networking groups, events, seminars and conventions.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 15, 2018

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? Mark: 00:21. Mark: 00:38. Mark: 01:14.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

I have almost always worked in small firms – except for that one time when I didn’t, which wasn’t a bad year but it cemented in my mind that my skill set is better suited for a small architectural firm. Here are my Top 5 Reasons to work in a Small Architectural Firm: 1.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 5, 2016

However, in other locations, ‘Informal Casual Employment’ is still the norm. A ‘Day Release’ is given for Further Education. The post A Guide to Successful Recruitment at Your Architecture Firm (Part One) appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. might also be required.

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A Better Built Environment

MAY 9, 2021

It has been a great source of information, comradery, and community as I embarked on my architecture career, started my first architecture firm, and currently as I transition to writing about practice and working as a consultant that helps architects run better businesses.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 25, 2015

For architects, especially those in small firms, nothing has changed much in the past 40 years. While most businesses have moved forward with modern business practices in management and human resources, the small firm is left behind and is having problems maintaining a strong productive team. It Begins On the First Day.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 12, 2022

With offices in Taipei and Shanghai, KRIS YAO | ARTECH was founded in 1985 and demonstrates an impressive mastery over an array of architectural typologies, ranging from commercial, cultural and educational spaces to residential and spiritual buildings. Best Small Firms. Firm Location: Chiang Mai, Thailand.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 25, 2021

The acronym stands for “Data, Information, Knowledge, and Wisdom.” Valuable data that serves a purpose is used as information, which is more structured than data, thus supporting the decision-making process. It is the ability to make correct educated guesses, without repeating the whole process from the beginning.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 28, 2016

For architects, especially those in small firms, nothing has changed much in the past 40 years. While most businesses have moved forward with modern business practices in management and human resources, the small firm is left behind and is having problems maintaining a strong productive team. It Begins On the First Day.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 29, 2017

With that information, develop a profile of your “ideal” client. Educating your prospects with appropriate questions that demonstrate your understanding of their problems or their needs and your grasp of what it takes to appropriately solve those problems or fulfill those needs is perhaps the single most important skill to master.

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