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Jul 28 2025

Top Architect Contract Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)

If you’ve ever agreed to work without a contract, failed to charge for additional services, or let a client slide on payment, you’re not alone. These are just a few of the most common architect contract mistakes made by small firm owners—and according to construction attorneys, they happen far too often. This week on the […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Contract Documents, podcast episodes · Tagged: AIA Contract Documents, architect contracts, contract mistakes, legal protection, small firm risk

Jul 21 2025

Building with Purpose: How Haven Creates Housing Where Communities Thrive

What happens when an architecture firm is built not only for profit but for purpose? What does it look like when design meets social impact—when a team of architects and builders dedicate their entire practice to making life better for underserved communities? That’s exactly what I explored in my recent conversation with Zach Sunderland of […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: design-build, podcast episodes · Tagged: BCorp architects, community design, Durham NC, housing development, social impact architecture

Jul 14 2025

A Guide to AIA Fellowship for Small Firm Architects

How One Architect’s Journey Illuminates the Path and Process Every week on the EntreArchitect Podcast, I speak with people pushing our profession forward, but episode 616 felt different. When Jim Zack, FAIA, and Je’Nen Chastain joined me to unpack Jim’s recent elevation to the AIA College of Fellows, the emotion in Jim’s voice was unmistakable. […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: professional development · Tagged: AIA Fellowship, architect leadership, career growth, professional recognition, Small Firm Architects

Jul 09 2025

How AI Site Feasibility Tools Help Architects Design Smarter and Faster

Every architect knows the frustration of starting a project with incomplete information. Before we can put pencil to paper, we spend hours digging for zoning codes, building restrictions, utility data, and environmental concerns, scattered across dozens of websites, agencies, and offices. What should be an exciting, creative process often feels slow, fragmented, and outdated. On […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: architecture technology, podcast episodes · Tagged: AI in architecture, architecture technology, permitting, site feasibility, zoning analysis

Jul 01 2025

How Immersive Architecture Presentations Are Winning More Clients

If you’ve ever poured hours into a beautiful set of drawings, sent it off to a prospective client, and heard nothing back… you’re not alone. Most architects believe that great work sells itself. We think a sleek render or a polished PDF is enough to win the job. But today’s clients—non-architects, mind you—aren’t just looking […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Business Development, podcast episodes · Tagged: architecture business growth, client engagement, Experiential Design, Foviate, immersive architecture presentations

Jun 26 2025

Fire Resilient Architecture in Los Angeles: Building Safer, Smarter Homes

How Alloi is Reimagining Design and Construction for Wildfire Zones in Southern California My recent conversation with Marcos Santa Ana, founder of Alloi in Los Angeles, was both inspiring and deeply relevant to the future of residential architecture. In a time when wildfires are no longer seasonal surprises but annual threats, Marcos is building homes […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: podcast episodes · Tagged: fire resilient homes, integrated design build, los angeles architects, passive house design, wildfire architecture

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