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Mar 22 2012

Dream Big: Develop Your Business Plan Using a Narrative

ArchDaily.com picked up my friend and Entrepreneur Architect Linkedin Group member Bob Borson’s blog post today. If you haven’t read Bob’s writings, I recommend that you visit him at LifeofanArchitect.com. Leave him a comment and tell him we said “hi”. Bob describes how he uses a narrative during the programming phase to learn what his […]

Mar 12 2012

My 5 Rules

I am sharing my latest post over at the Living Well in Westchester blog, My 5 Rules to a Successful Architecture Project. What are your rules to a successful project? http://fivecat.wordpress.com/2012/03/10/5-rules-to-a-successful-architecture-project/

Mar 01 2012

Do You Over-Deliver?

Under-promise. Over-deliver. We’ve all heard this old adage, but how many of us follow its simple lesson? We recently recommended one of our consultants to a client. We’ve been very happy with this consultant’s performance and were confident they would perform well. As expected, they jumped right on the project and completed the first task […]

Feb 21 2012

Speak to Them in a Language That They Will Better Understand

Residential Architect magazine sent me an email today introducing a new video series, Value of Residential Architecture. Each video will feature an architect discussing his/her thoughts on why residential architecture is important and where residential architecture is headed in the future. If you subscribe to Residential Architect, you may have received the link in your […]

Feb 10 2012

Is Our Profession Really Experiencing a “Meltdown”?

Many of you have probably already read this article posted to Salon.com this past Saturday. There have also been a few similar articles written in the New York Times and WSJ. Is our profession really experiencing an all-out “meltdown”, or are we no worse than most other businesses and industries trying to survive the most […]

Dec 24 2011

The Blessings of Christmas and Being a Residential Architect

Each year from Christmas to New Years Day, Annmarie and I close the studio, send the crew home for the week and enjoy quality time with family and friends. It’s important to take healthy breaks from the intense focus of our work. It allows us to remember what is most important in our lives and […]