EntreArchitect Blog - Success in Architecture, Leadership and Life as a Small Firm Architect

May 27 2014

7 Reasons Why Small Firm Architects Should NOT Abandon the AIA

The recent recession has been tough on the architecture profession. For the past five years many of us have been struggling to survive. We’ve taken the work we could get and reduced our expenses to the absolute minimum. As we crawl out from the darkness, the warm sunshine of a recovering economy feels so good. […]

May 18 2014

Expanding Our Influential Force: Writers Wanted

As many of you know, my vision for Entrepreneur Architect is for our community to become an influential force in the profession of architecture. In order to pursue that vision, our mission is to inspire independent small firm architects to build better businesses, so that we may each pursue our purpose with passion and live […]

May 13 2014

Can Architecture Be Saved?

I entered the profession in 1993 after graduating from Roger Williams University. The day I walked through studio for the first time, I heard the stories of a struggling profession; a culture built upon the belief that architects were artists and money was for those who sell out to the masses. That story is alive […]

May 05 2014

Business Basics for Architects: Gross Income vs. Net Income

This post is the first in a series of articles where I will focus on Business Basics for Architects. Without the business background required for success, there are many relatively simple terms and strategies that we, as business owners, need to know but were never taught. These are the critical elements of business success that […]

Apr 28 2014

Living an Integrated Life as a Small Firm Architect

I am a day late with this post. It was a crazy week at Fivecat Studio and the weekend was packed with activities for the kids. (Have you ever gone fox hunting with a HAM radio?) Life lately has become one long busy day after another, running from project to project, trying to keep all […]

Apr 20 2014

White Windows [Archive]

Today I am sharing an article from the early days of Entrepreneur Architect. Originally posted on February 22, 2007, it was the seventh entry on the site and was the first full length article shared. The lessons presented then are just as relevant today. Be honest, have integrity and any error, omission or mistake you may experience will always work […]