It is very important to put ourselves “in the shoes” of the people we serve. We all work to empathize with our clients. As architects, we try to reduce the overwhelm and stress that our clients experience during a construction project. Very often, it’s the first time they have experienced such an encompassing commitment. They […]
Using Hand Drawing to Market Your Architecture Firm
When I was 12 years old, I persuaded my father to allow me to convert a section of our home’s unfinished attic into my bedroom. Up to that point in my life my only experience with actual construction was observing my father and his friends build a new family room for our house when I […]
The 10 Business Books Every Entrepreneur Architect Should Have In Their Library
Every August, the kids and I pack up the Suburban and head north to a row of small houses perched along the banks of the St. Lawrence River. Arcadia Park is located at Fishers Landing, New York and one of those tiny former fishing cottages is owned by my mom and dad, aka Mata and […]
Over-Delivering on Client Expectations
Periodically, I like to pull an older post from back in the archives and share it again on the blog. Today I am re-posting an article from March 2012, nine months before relaunching Entrepreneur Architect as my 12/12/12 Project. Under-promise. Over-deliver. We’ve all heard this old adage, but how many of us follow its simple lesson? […]
Recording Meeting Minutes Using Evernote
I’ve been saving for a new Apple iPad Air for months. A week before leaving for the AIA National Convention in June, I pulled the trigger and ordered my newest toy with 32 MB of storage in Space Gray. It would be useful to complete my responsibilities as a jury member for the Architectural Business […]
Go Clean Your Room
It’s a phrase Annmarie and I use almost everyday. “Go clean your room!” Every parent of young children can relate. With those four words, we attempt to instill a sense of order and responsibility within our children. On most days it seems fruitless and a waste of breath, but we know the lesson is being […]
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