Sponsored content by Jack Sadler from Part3 Construction Administration (CA) is often the most neglected phase of a building project. It may come years after the initial design, but CA is what brings projects to life. It deserves attention and you’ve worked too hard to drop the ball this late in the game. CA can […]
Personal Sustainability
Many are familiar with sustainability in the context of being as environmentally conscious as possible: getting our LEED points and being responsible stewards of the environment. While this concept is extremely important, there is another facet of sustainability that is also important: personal sustainability. We rarely discuss being responsible stewards to ourselves. People are what […]
Leadership – What Is It?
by Greg Burke, FAIA, NCARB In the initial article on the subject of leadership I put forth the proposition that leadership is not a mystical thing that cannot be explained. In this article we will take a look at the characteristics of what a leader is and why this is important to the EntreArchitect community. […]
The Seven Most Common Bookkeeping Mistakes Made by Small Firm Architects
By Kimberly Burgraff, Director of Studio Services Bookkeeping (A Division of Charrette Venture Group) I’ve sorted through a lot of messy books in the 17 years that I’ve been in the accounting industry. It’s completely understandable that non-bookkeepers struggle with accounting best practices. How would an architect know that supplies purchased for a project shouldn’t […]
The Real Definition of a Referral
Most of us think we know what a referral is since referrals have been around forever as the holy grail of how to grow your business in the easiest way possible. But most don’t understand what makes a referral a referral which leads to lower closing ratios, mislabeled leads, and incorrect assumptions about how your […]
Storytelling – Your Defining Moment
Story Origins In the first two articles of this series, Architects as Storytellers and Architects’ Claim to Storyteller Status, we looked at the “Story Origins” of Architecture. We saw that the sculpted frieze of ancient Greek temples was used as a narrative device to honor a god or goddess. It told a story. We claimed […]
Architectural Education Will Change Because The Way Architects Work Will Change
By Duo Dickinson, FAIA The CAD monkey (and degrees and training based on those skills) will soon become obsolete. This is because we are on the edge of a complete flip in how every service industry functions, including medicine, law, and architecture. It is now a cliché to declare that Artificial Intelligence will change everything, […]
An Introduction To Leadership
by Greg Burke, FAIA It is often said the leaders don’t create followers, they create other leaders. Why is this important? Leadership is not a mystical thing that is often hard to identify but can be seen in just about everyone who involves themselves in operating in and for a business. Not everyone is cut […]
JEDI: Justice + Equity + Diversity + Inclusion in Architecture
By Antoinette Bunkley and Rachel J. Bascombe, CO Architects CO Architects is an architectural practice of diverse employees, hailing from multiple countries and speaking multiple languages. The firm has been successful in creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that makes everyone—regardless of who they are or what position they hold—feel equally involved in and supported […]
Collaboration: Architects & Engineers
Architects and Engineers: How do we best collaborate? Whom needs what work to get done first? We both have extremely important functions in the design process, and it is in our clients’ best interest that we collaborate in the most effective way to deliver the best product possible. It is also important that both architects […]
EntreArchitect Blog Update & Call for Contributions
Having been an active member of the EntreArchitect community for the past 8-10 years or so, I am honored to take a larger role in the community, helping Mark manage the EntreArchitect blog. I’ll be taking over the weekly management of this space, soliciting content, acting as editor, and occasionally writing posts as well. Trained […]
Three Steps for Marketing Your Architecture Firm
At Archmark Architect Branding & Marketing, we’ve seen architecture firms struggle to implement effective marketing strategies that help them get in front of better prospects so they can win better projects. Historically, architecture firm marketing has relied heavily on word-of-mouth referrals. This passive approach is what we call “Hope Marketing.” Essentially, you’re not marketing at […]
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