The story of growing Kohn Pedersen Fox from 3 partners to an international architecture firm of 700+ In 1992 Gene Kohn, Chairman and Founder of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) spoke at my architecture school. I was a 22-year-old architecture student and a born entrepreneur. Gene inspired me that day in 1992. He changed my […]
Tough Love: Grow Your Team by Not Bailing Them Out
By Leo MacLeod This scenario might sound familiar: After receiving a delegated task, the person emails back half-done work, saying, “Did as much as I could; kicking it back to you.” You take the bait and help out and kick it back to the person. They hit another wall, and you help again. This continues […]
Development Jargon: Cap Rates
What are Cap Rates? By Jed Byrne Have you ever been at a real estate conference or event and heard folks slinging around jargon you are not familiar with? In the “Development Jargon” series I hope to demystify the language of development. If you have suggestions for future demystifications, let me know on Twitter! Today I […]
The Architecture of Motherhood
Have you ever been afraid of growing your family and how it would impact your professional life? Many women are afraid that motherhood would force them to pause – or stop entirely – their architectural careers. We all know that architecture and motherhood both are high-pressure jobs, and the lack of flexibility that accompanies our […]
Connections matter less — and more — than you probably think
How to Start Building Professional Relationships Introduction So, you are interested in building professional relationships? The following article can be used as a guide to not only review the “how” of building connections, but also to think about “why” you should. Instructions To get the most out of this article, take the time to think […]
EntreArchitect Podcast: The Top 5 Episodes of 2021
Empowering architects to better serve the world with more than 681,000 total downloads in 2021, the EntreArchitect Podcast has grown to serve small firm architects from every corner of the planet. With diverse topics such as Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Justice initiatives, how to get started with Revit, developing a powerful message to attract your […]
Architecture Is Human: Part VII – Humanity Built This
This is a project done in 2020. We, the humans, forget that we make things beyond need. We want outcomes so badly that we confuse desire with necessity. Things like war, a pandemic, a broken bone tell us pretty quickly that we while are fully righteous in our expectations, there is no such thing as […]
Architecture Is Human: Part VI – Methods of Making
This model is smaller than my fist. Today, models like these are mostly done in two dimensions, on screens, after some scribbles, some hard-lining (on a screen) of those scribbles. Creation results. It really does not matter how you vision, revision, or make before finding what is to be made, the important reality is to […]
Architecture Is Human: Part V – Scale: Size Matters
Every thing, every where, has a size. Dimension is upon every corporeal thing in our universe. But Size is not Scale. Rather than gravity, time, even craft, the Scale of what we make can be a result of what it is and does, or its Scale is completely independent of its Size. A skyscraper can […]
How the AIA’s New Custom Residential Agreements Help Custom Home Architects and Contractors
By Marika Snider, PhD, AIA, Principal Architect, Snider Architecture, LLC, Michael Bell, FAIA, Esq., President, Bell Architecture APC and Leonard Kady, FAIA, Principal, Leonard Kady Architecture + Design The first AIA Contract Documents (ACD) of their kind, ACD’s new Custom Residential Documents streamline the contractual process for architects by tailoring them for the distinctive requirements […]
Architecture Is Human: Part IV – Craft: Beyond Building
We speak, but we also write poetry. We whistle, but symphonies resound. We can eat a protein bar or a seven course meal. Our needs do not limit our desire. That is true of making things. The places of instinct, the nest, the burrow, the anthill, do everything needed, they solve the problem, but they […]
Architecture Is Human: Part III – Context: The Cauldron
We are all somewhere. None live solely in our minds, or on the glowing screen you are seeing here. We all have a context, an origin point, a place. Humans are not satisfied with instinct, they create. Everything is made in a place. That place is where the needs and desires of those who wish […]
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