Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

We didn’t keep time sheets; our deadlines were identified by the day, not how many hours we had to finish the work. I wrote something last week that basically told architecture students that they should define themselves by something other than the work they create; get a hobby or something.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 24, 2014

Instead of recapping the course or giving a final exam, I share with my students a presentation titled Advice as You Finish School and Start to Practice. Advice as You Finish School and Start to Practice. I hope this list provides you with an opportunity to think back to your time finishing school and embarking on your career.

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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. appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Let your voice be heard in the comments below. AIA is listening.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 21, 2013

An old student version of AutoCAD and the MS Office basics would get us started. With my expertise in surveying existing conditions, I launched a direct mail marketing campaign (though I had no idea that’s what it was called) aimed at local sole proprietors and small firms. Albert lived with us for many years.

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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. Freshbooks, the cloud based accounting software that makes running your small firm easy, fast and secure, spend less time on accounting and more time doing the work that you love. Hello, my name is Mark R.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 9, 2018

I’d like to think I am one of those rare unicorns that sketches during both design and construction … maybe it’s more of a small-firm type thing where I am required to work on my projects from beginning to end. Once the model is finished I’ll come back on here and add the final product to the end of this post.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 10, 2016

There is an ebb and flow to design, a push here requires a pull there – there is a never-ending series of compromises that get made to achieve a finished product. Architectural Interns here are some unique insights into how an architecture student can rise to the top of a pile of resumes and get that coveted architectural intern position.

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EntreArchitect

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

This is a guest post written by my friend Taylor Schaub, a 4th-year undergraduate architecture student at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Not until after the book was finished did I realize how imperative the impact was. She’s pursuing a Bachelor of Architecture degree with a minor in Business.

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Even more importantly though, I learned that small choices lead to big progress. When I finished the task of measuring every space, Barry, impressed by my attention to detail and determination, asked me to stay on and take the full-time position of intern with his firm. Jeff Echols – Architect Of The Internet (@Jeff_Echols).

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 11, 2015

I’m going to finish things by looking at a few quotes and allow them to help convey the message of today’s post. They find refuge in academia with its impressionable young students eager to learn what they have to say (since their prospective clients were not interested).

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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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EntreArchitect

JUNE 19, 2018

LePage and you are listening to EntreArchitect podcast where I speak with inspiring, passionate people who shared their knowledge and expertise all to help you build a better business as a small firm entrepreneur, architect. Freshbooks, the cloud based accounting software that makes running your small firm easy, fast and secure.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 10, 2018

Mike purchased a multi-story building and is in the process of finishing the interior renovation that he’s been working on with his friends. I personally would either lease a space or purchase a small building when I’m ready to start my own practice because I find myself being more productive at a location away from home.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 24, 2018

Our free course profit for small firm architects right now at EntreArchitect.com/freecourse. As a small firm entrepreneur architect, this is Episode 229 and this week I’m speaking with an architect, writer, podcaster, and so much more. Gusto is making payroll benefits and HR easy for small businesses.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 12, 2018

Learn how by downloading our free course profit for small firm architects today at EntreArchitect.com/freecourse. LePage and you are listening to EntreArchitect podcast where I speak with inspiring, passionate people who share their knowledge and expertise all to help you build a better busines as a small firm entrepreneur architect.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 5, 2015

Once you finish tuning up your current procedures, here are two new systems that you may want to launch before things get busy again. Architecture Students Summer Break. The post 2 Simple Systems That Will Transform Your Studio appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Move to the Cloud.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 27, 2013

All of our plans reference the wall types and our dimensions are typically to the finished face of the wall and to the center of the door and window openings. So… What do you think is the most important element in a student’s portfolio? This is a big one: I rarely ever dimension to finishes on plans, or to wall centers.

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Life of an Architect

DECEMBER 29, 2013

Greetings, Judit [link] Bob Borson Hi Judit, Small firms have their own unique issues to contend with don’t they? Stxiber Hi bob, I am a student- anything that makes the architectural world outside of university more accessible is a gift to me. Reading your blog and the comments made me realize that I am not alone.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 24, 2017

Everything I have learned about succeeding in business as a small firm architect has come to me in two ways; either through trial and error (with lots and lots of error) or through the many dozens of business and “self-help” books that I’ve read over my many years as an architect. by Harry Beckwith. read more ].

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