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Will the AIA Repositioning Effort Succeed?

On Wednesday morning, I’ll be leaving Westchester County and heading west to Denver, Colorado for AIA Convention 2013. Will you be there? The theme for this convention is “Building Leaders” and I expect much of the message from AIA will revolve around their current Repositioning initiative. AIA National is Repositioning I am very encouraged after reading […]

This Old House Needs a Major Renovation

Today, I am sharing a few ideas which started in last week’s newsletter (Have you subscribed yet? If not; go here now.) I’ve been thinking about our mission here at Entrepreneur Architect and how we must become an influential force for change in this profession of ours. We have some very big problems to solve […]

Just Start

What’s holding you back from the success of your dreams? Last summer my son Henry built a rowboat; an eleven foot poorboy skiff built from mahogany lumber and plywood. I shared Henry’s story here on the blog and sent a copy to the local newspaper in Alexandria Bay, New York near where Henry’s boat was […]

YOU are the Next “Starchitect”

For decades, a very limited number of architects have broken through to become superstars of our profession. A select few, mostly architects with connections cultivated during their time at the nation’s top universities, were celebrated as pillars of the profession. Elite networks of wealthy individuals decided which works were worthy of support and controlled who […]

Life Needs White Space

This week’s post is short, but the message presented is an important one. I learned much of what I know of white space from John McWade from Before and After Magazine. White space is the empty space between and around the elements of design. Every graphic design has white space, but it is often ignored or used […]