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Jul 19 2021

Leadership – a Matter of Style

by Greg Burke, FAIA, NCARB Leadership style can take on many different facets. As in architecture, leadership style is a manner of doing something. Style also is a distinctive appearance typically relating to a way in which something is designed. In my previous articles, I put forth the idea that leaders can be both made […]

Written by Greg Burke, AIA, NCARB · Categorized: Leadership · Tagged: architects as leaders, leadership, Leadership in Architecture

Jul 12 2021

Who’s Referring You and Why It Matters

Paying attention to where your business – or clients – come from helps you make decisions on where you should be spending your time and resources. When your client is still a prospect, do they find you through networking, advertising, speaking engagements, direct mail, or being referred to you?

Written by Stacey Brown Randall · Categorized: Marketing · Tagged: Marketing, marketing for architects, Marketing Strategies, referral marketing, referrals

Jul 05 2021

How to scale without growing

As a sole practitioner architect, used to working alone, with complete control of every aspect of your business, the idea of becoming something bigger can be terrifying. You tell yourself you’re happy playing it small, keeping it safe. No one does architecture for the money, right?! That was my mindset for many years, no ambition […]

Written by Carly Barrow · Categorized: Personal Productivity, Practice of Architecture, Systems · Tagged: Collaboration, Habits, Systems, systems for architects

Jun 28 2021

The Future of Practice Operations

I love spending all weekend filling out hours on spreadsheets!…said no one ever. Yet, I can’t tell you how many architects we have talked to that have said they do exactly that. For decades, architects have adapted to use innovative technology to make their designs a reality. Take for example, tools like: BIM, Virtual Reality, […]

Written by Joann Lui · Categorized: Practice of Architecture, Professional Practice, Project Management, Software · Tagged: Business Software for Architects, management, project management apps, project management software, scheduling, software, time management, time tracking, timesheets

Jun 21 2021

How to deliver your next project with fewer delays: We asked the experts

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 […]

Written by Jack Sadler · Categorized: Construction, Construction Administration · Tagged: Construction, Construction Administration, Construction Management

Jun 14 2021

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 […]

Written by Kari Sebern · Categorized: Sustainability · Tagged: sustainability

Jun 07 2021

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. […]

Written by Greg Burke, AIA, NCARB · Categorized: Leadership · Tagged: architects as leaders, leadership, Leadership in Architecture

May 31 2021

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 […]

Written by Kimberly Burgraff · Categorized: Business, Finances · Tagged: finance, finances, financial, financial management, Financial Management for Architects, Financial Planning, financial reports, Financial Statements

May 24 2021

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 […]

Written by Stacey Brown Randall · Categorized: Business, Marketing, Sales · Tagged: business development, referral marketing, referrals, sales, sales process, sales strategies, Sales System

May 17 2021

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 […]

Written by Collier Ward · Categorized: Architects, Branding, Marketing, Public Relations · Tagged: Origin Story, Story, Storytelling, Writing

May 10 2021

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, […]

Written by Duo Dickinson · Categorized: Education, Future of Architecture · Tagged: Architecture Education, artificial intelligence, Future of Architecture

May 03 2021

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 […]

Written by Greg Burke, AIA, NCARB · Categorized: Leadership · Tagged: architects as leaders, leadership, Leadership in Architecture

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