EntreArchitect

MAY 12, 2022

Data from the 2020 annual report of the NAAB revealed that 50% of the students enrolled in NAAB-accredited architecture programs were female. 1 Yet, the percentage of women who obtained their architect license, achieve upper management positions, become partners and own architectural firms have not increased as men’s percentages have.

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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. I love mentoring students and young architects as they embark on their careers. EntreArchitect is dedicated to empowering architects to better serve the world.

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Life of an Architect

JULY 19, 2014

A while back I wrote a post titled “ Architectural Interns ” where I stated: Other than slowing things down, interns aren’t very useful in small firms because we run fast and lean. As an employer, providing internship opportunities to skilled, driven students is only the first part of the equation, though.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 9, 2021

There are now approximately 6,000 students graduating from US architecture schools each year, and 6,000 professors guiding architectural education. The post Architectural Education Will Change Because The Way Architects Work Will Change appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects.

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Persuing my mission to spread the message of Entrepreneur Architect and for our community of small firm architects becoming an influential force in the profession, I have been speaking at events throughout the nation. It’s critical for students and professionals alike to learn how to present their case with confidence.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 19, 2016

It wasn’t until several years after the completion of my formal education that my lack of awareness and knowledge of what by then I knew exactly what I didn’t know was involved and needed to know to successfully own and operate my own small firm. Share your thoughts and be specific. Photo Credit: Shutterstock / Matej Kastelic.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

All my Professors, fellow students, former employers and coworkers, family members, librarians, neighbors, long-time family friends, and even the friends I made who worked at the art supply store. During college I worked for a firm for only 6 months, before I threw up my hands and quit. It Took a Village. My boss was a difficult man.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 13, 2018

In addition to teaching at the University of Minnesota, where Dale met Sarah as a graduate student, he has taught several classes at local community adult education programs. The connections established during these multi-week courses build long lasting relationships that bear fruit for the firm for years and years.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 15, 2016

Earlier that day, our hosts at the 1992 American Institute of Architecture Students Grassroots conference gave each student leader a copy of the inspirational paperback following a motivational speech about leadership. The post 5 Principles of Servant Leadership appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects.

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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

APRIL 11, 2017

There were hundreds of architecture students graduating that spring and they were all competing for the same few positions available in the region. I delivered my new “marketing material” personally to each of the local firms near my home and each time I was stopped at the reception desk and greeted professionally. Be Creative.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 30, 2013

Many small firm architects and sole proprietors have declared Repositioning a failure before it has even begun. We’ll decide to learn what we need to know to make our own small firm successful, then teach others to do the same. This August will mark my twentieth year in this profession. It is time we take the lead.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 11, 2016

With the expansion of the EntreArchitect platform and our desire to provide the most relevant business information for small firm architects, many of the articles presented this year here at the EntreArchitect Blog will be written by others. Start by keeping it simple and prepare a new annual budget for your firm. The New New.

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

In addition to teaching at the University of Minnesota, where Dale met Sarah as a graduate student, he has taught several classes at local community adult education programs. The connections established during these multi-week courses build long lasting relationships that bear fruit for the firm for years and years.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 26, 2014

We’re spending only what needs to be spent to build a stronger firm… and much sacrifice remains. Small Firm Architects Are Saying Good Bye to the AIA. The chapter also offers a student scholarship supported by an annual golf outing and special events such as tours of local homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and Marcel Breuer.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 12, 2014

I had many interesting conversations with architecture students while I was in Chicago. Others wanted to know about how to start their own firms. These students are working to become residential architects and in many states, working with a licensed architect is not a requirement. Some were concerned about finding a job.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

I relaunched Entrepreneur Architect on December 12, 2012 as an online resource for sole proprietors, small firm architects and students of architecture. The post Share Your Knowledge and Architects Will All Succeed appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 17, 2018

There are simply no jobs,” was a response I was once told when speaking to a high school student during my final year of undergraduate study. We could also create partnerships with higher institutes of learning – where the university pays a fee to send select students for practical architectural training.

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Architizer

APRIL 7, 2022

In it, she asked her students to attempt to trace the supply chain of 11 standard building materials. Equity is a recurring critique of sustainability, and this can also hold true when it comes to ethically sourced materials, which small firms and low-cost affordable projects many assume will come with an increased budget.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 9, 2014

As sole proprietors, students and small firm architects, this survey may be one of the most important tasks you complete this year. The post Entrepreneur Architect Business Trends Survey appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Take the survey now.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Today I’m in Chicago at AIAS Forum 2013 celebrating the new year with a thousand architecture students from every corner of North America. The post Top 10 Entrepreneur Architect Blog Articles of 2013 appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Here’s to a remarkable 2014.

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

All my Professors, fellow students, former employers and coworkers, family members, librarians, neighbors, long-time family friends, and even the friends I made who worked at the art supply store. During college I worked for a firm for only 6 months, before I threw up my hands and quit. It Took a Village. My boss was a difficult man.

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Recently things are changing for architecture students in the United States. Though, today, many schools do not enforce these rules, the AIAS and current generations of architecture students are taking on the responsibility to educate their peers and are advocating against the unhealthy and unsafe practice of the legendary all-nighter.

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EntreArchitect

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Alison provides dissertation help at Dissertation Cube where students come with their dissertations. In her spare time she writes blogs for students just starting their career and for those who are fresh in jobs. Learn more about Alison on Google+.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 26, 2015

I’m Caitlin and I’m a fourth year student at Drexel University. I’m currently enrolled in the 2 + 4 Bachelor of Architecture Program and working full-time at an architecture firm. In no particular order … I present the 2015 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition Finalists!!

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

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. While I believe that to be true, I am not an architecture student and therefore believe that I can say the one thing and behave in a completely opposite manner.

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EntreArchitect

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

As small firm architects, work/life balance plays a critical role in the success of our businesses, as well as the success of our families. Small firm architects have a very difficult time keeping work and life separate. Anthony Richardson – That Architecture Student (@thatarchstudent). Work is Life. Work / Life.

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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

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

How can I make Entrepreneur Architect even more valuable for the sole proprietor and small firm architect? Inspired by my friends Jes Stafford over at Big Time Small Firm and Aurora Meneghello at Novedge , I will be launching Entrepreneur Architect TV. It’s been an incredible year. The Plan for 2014.

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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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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

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. The post The 21 Rules for<br> Success in Architecture appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Photo Credit: Shutterstock / CHAINFOTO24.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 16, 2021

Cron presses her novel-writing students to deeply understand what has shaped their main character because it’s this inner life, this inner struggle, that moves the story forward. The post Storytelling – Your Defining Moment appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects.

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Life of an Architect

JULY 23, 2014

My name is John Charbonneau and I am a second year graduate student at the University of Texas Tech. We not only have the opportunity to work on something that is alien to a small firm like MMA, we also find ourselves collaborating with sculptors, interior designers, and contractors across the globe.

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 16, 2007

Therefore hundreds of thousands of students are exposed to the valuable lessons found in every 30-minute program.” ” The post Hattie’s Blog appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 22, 2018

If you don’t know how, learn how by downloading our free course: Profit for Small Firm Architects today at EntreArchitect.com/FreeCourse. Catherine Meng received her bachelor of architecture degree from Cornell University and joined DLR Group Kwan Hemi in 2016 where she focuses on multifamily and student housing projects.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 22, 2007

Business skills are an important ingredient in the future success of design and architecture students. The post Corporations Seek MBAs with Design Skills appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

Hugh referenced a post by Josh Horne, a 24 year old student of architecture with a very interesting perspective on business success in architecture. The post Business Success…by Josh appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Be sure to read the comments as well.

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