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Do Good While Doing Well

Benefit Corporations for Architects Recently, I have been chatting with numerous members of the design community about Benefit Corporations (or B-Corps) and have been met with an equal number of blank stares. The Benefit Corporation movement is gaining momentum daily; 34 states plus the District of Columbia have legislation authorizing B-Corps, while 6 additional states […]

Architects Are All The Same

Clients see us as all the same. One architect is just like another. We are all expected to be wonderfully talented designers. We are expected to know the codes and technical details required to construct safe and healthy buildings. In the eyes of our clients, we are all the same… unless we do something to […]

Every Architecture Project
Has Four Corners

Begin with Intention Effective project execution is associated with successful achievement of design intent, high-quality construction, profitability and efficiency. Effective management indeed rests in part with a project manager’s ability to deliver a quality project on time and within the approved fee. But profitability and efficiency of design and production are not the only markers […]

Should Practical Construction Experience be Required for the Registration of Today’s Architect?

I come from a family of auto mechanics and contractors, so repair and construction are in my blood. Before I was registered as a New York State architect, I worked as a carpenter and mason during summers and school breaks. As a child, I would hear my carpenter uncle speak negatively about architects and I […]

How To Outsource To a Remote Team as an Architect Sole Practitioner

How To Outsource To a Remote Team as an Architect Sole Practitioner Working as an architect sole practitioner has its perks. The freedom and flexibility of working alone, without accountability to a staff or employees is appealing to many small firm architects. What happens, though, when your marketing and sales systems start kicking in and […]

How To Start An Architecture Firm From Scratch

How To Get Noticed When No One is Watching “How do I get noticed when I am first starting an architecture firm? I have no portfolio of my own to show clients. How do I get that first solo project?” I receive emails and see questions over at The EntreArchitect Community Facebook Group on a regular […]