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Nov 13 2018

How to Rewrite the Story of Our Profession

No More Starving Artist With a twisted sense of pride, too many architects today accept the small firm stereotype of “starving artist”. Seeds planted in architecture school bloom into a full-on virus as professionals launch their own firms and find their way to small business. New firms are launched every day without proper planning, without […]

Oct 02 2018

The Power of Blogging
as a Small Firm Architect

The Power of Blogging for Architects The blog is still one of the most effective tools a small firm architect can use to foster community. The goal when writing a blog is to gain an audience. Over time, if encouraged to interact, your audience will develop into a community. A community will guide you, support […]

Apr 17 2018

Toward A New Architectural Business Model

So you call yourself an Architect too? So many people call themselves architects: the software developer, the campaign manager, the author, the enterprise strategist – so on and so forth. But can we as architects call ourselves doctors, managers or authors? The title just doesn’t seem fitting. So why is it that so many can […]

Apr 10 2018

Almost 40 Tips for Starting an Architecture Firm

This article was written by architect Timothy Ung of JourneyofanArchitect.com. It is being republished here at EntreArchitect.com with permission from the author. Enjoy! Editor’s Note: Timothy has an updated version of this article here. Almost 40 tips for Starting an Architecture Firm After obtaining my license as an Architect in New York, I brainstormed several long […]

Apr 03 2018

What Was I Thinking?
Four Lessons in Telling the Truth

My First Assignment Many years ago, before Annmarie and I started our residential architecture firm, I was a project manager with Kaeyer, Garment & Davidson Architects in Mt. Kisco, New York. I worked very closely with the senior partner at the time, Dick Kaeyer. My first assignment as Project Manager was a major addition and […]

Mar 13 2018

4 Simple Marketing Strategies for Residential Architects

Marketing Strategies for Residential Architects Have you listened to my interview with co-founder of SALA Architects, Dale Mulfinger, FAIA over at EntreArchitect Podcast? It was a fantastic discussion about how SALA was founded and the journey to where Dale finds himself today as a principal at the firm, a teacher and an author of several […]