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What Was I Thinking?
Four Lessons in Telling the Truth

My First Assignment Many years ago, before Annmarie and I started our residential architecture firm, I was a project manager with Kaeyer, Garment & Davidson Architects in Mt. Kisco, New York. I worked very closely with the senior partner at the time, Dick Kaeyer. My first assignment as Project Manager was a major addition and renovation project for a church and facilities in Yorktown Heights. Dick designed the project and I developed it through construction drawings. Then, in order to … [Read more...]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: #ArchiTalks, Business, Leadership · Tagged: internship, leadership, Project Management, telling the truth

Limit Their Stress By Limiting Their Choices

When performing our Design Development phase with clients, we typically assist them in selecting all their finishes, plumbing fixtures and lighting. It's an Additional Service, but one that most clients are happy to have us complete. The process of selecting is completed most efficiently when we discover and learn, through questionnaires and images, what our clients like and what they dislike. Then, with a thorough knowledge of their taste and personal style, we offer a limited number of … [Read more...]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: #ArchiTalks, Business · Tagged: Customer Service, design development, Project Management, selections

Influence

Google, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn… The people who have held the greatest influence on my professional success have been the founders of these five companies. The social internet has forever changed the world and our place upon it. My success as an architect and an entrepreneur has been the direct result of the stories told, the connections made and relationships built using the these five online platforms. My parents, my wife, my children, my family, friends and mentors; they … [Read more...]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: #ArchiTalks

The Biggest Surprise of My Life as an Architect

This post is my contribution to an international blog series called #ArchiTalks. Each month, dozens of architect bloggers from around the world publish a post on a specific topic simultaneously on the same date. Scroll to the bottom for links to posts written by all of my #ArchiTalks friends. This month, the #ArchiTalks theme is "Then and Now" and we are all sharing how our lives in the profession differ (or not) from the lives we expected to live when we decided to pursue a career in this … [Read more...]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: #ArchiTalks, Leadership

Back to School: Marketing for Architects

This post is my contribution to an international blog series called #ArchiTalks. Each month, dozens of architect bloggers from around the world publish a post on a specific topic simultaneously on the same date. Scroll to the bottom for links to posts written by all of my #ArchiTalks friends. 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 … [Read more...]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: #ArchiTalks, Business · Tagged: #ArchiTalks, branding for architects, marketing for architects, sales

How To Enjoy an Annual Summer “Shut Down” as a Small Firm Architect

The European Holiday Shut Down Every summer, much of the European continent takes holiday at the same time. During the month of August, the city streets empty and the summer resorts fill up. Many architects have experienced the result of this shut down when ordering products or materials from European suppliers. If you order tile from France in July, don’t expect delivery until September or October. They’ll be, unapologetically, on a beach somewhere during the month of August. For years, … [Read more...]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: #ArchiTalks, Business, Management

New Year. New Budget.

With each new year, we start fresh with big dreams, renewed vision and updated plans. January is a month for us to reestablish our focus on the many goals (or ONE Goal) for our business and life. It's a time for us to expel the unnecessary, organize and prepare our success for the next 11 months before us. Here at EntreArchitect, all throughout the month of January we are focusing our content on the business category theme of Finance. For the next few weeks, the articles here at the blog, the … [Read more...]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: #ArchiTalks, Business

From My Table to Yours

This post is my contribution to an international blog series called #ArchiTalks. Each month, dozens of architect bloggers publish a post on a specific topic simultaneously on the same date. This is a bonus edition of #ArchiTalks, with a Thanksgiving theme, “From An Architect’s Table”, where each architect blogger will share a favorite holiday recipe. Scroll to the bottom for links to posts written by all of my #ArchiTalks friends. Time Flies When You’re Having Fun It starts in early … [Read more...]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: #ArchiTalks · Tagged: #ArchiTalks

Our First Architecture Project [#ArchiTalks]

This post is my contribution to an international blog series called #ArchiTalks. Each month, dozens of architect bloggers publish a post on a specific topic simultaneously on the same date. Scroll to the bottom for links to posts written by all of my #ArchiTalks friends. This month, the #ArchiTalks topic is "My First Project", so I decided to repost a 3-part article I originally published back in 2013. It's not only the story of my first project, but the complete story of how my wife and … [Read more...]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: #ArchiTalks, Business

Living an Integrated Life as a Small Firm Architect

Each month, my friend Bob Borson over at Life of an Architect organizes a growing group of architect bloggers to coordinate a single post on a single topic released simultaneously on a specific day. We call it #ArchiTalks. Read posts from past topics on Google, Twitter and Facebook, by searching for the hashtag #ArchiTalks. This month, the #ArchiTalks theme is "Work/Life". Check out the links at the bottom of this post for many more posts from many of my #ArchiTalks friends. As small … [Read more...]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: #ArchiTalks · Tagged: Integrated Life, work/life balance

2 Simple Systems That Will Transform Your Studio

Each month, my friend Bob Borson over at Life of an Architect organizes a group of architect bloggers to coordinate a single post on a single topic released simultaneously on a specific day. We call it #ArchiTalks. Read posts from past topics on Google, Twitter and Facebook, by searching for the hashtag #ArchiTalks. This month, the #ArchiTalks theme is Summer Break. Check out the links at the bottom of this post for many more posts from the #ArchiTalks series. Use the Summer Slow Down to … [Read more...]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: #ArchiTalks, Business · Tagged: cloud, paperless office

How to Craft an Effective Blog Post in 90 Minutes or Less

Each month, my friend Bob Borson over at Life of an Architect organizes a group of architect bloggers to coordinate a single post on a single topic released simultaneously on a specific day. We call it #ArchiTalks. Read posts from past topics on Google, Twitter and Facebook, by searching for the hashtag #ArchiTalks. This month, the #ArchiTalks theme is Crafty. Check out the links at the bottom of this post for many more posts from the #ArchiTalks series. The blog is one of the most … [Read more...]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: #ArchiTalks, Business · Tagged: #ArchiTalks, Blogging, Work Flow, Writing

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