I had many interesting conversations with architecture students while I was in Chicago. It was very interesting that many of them had similar questions to those I receive every day from the licensed architects who follow this blog. Some were concerned about finding a job. Others wanted to know about how to start their own […]
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Top 10 Entrepreneur Architect Blog Articles of 2013
Today I’m in Chicago at AIAS Forum 2013 celebrating the new year with a thousand architecture students from every corner of North America. I’ve been asked to present a workshop session based on the Entrepreneur Architect Academy blog series, which I posted during the first weeks of this year. My session is titled, 12 Steps to Business Success […]
EA012: How Business Consultants Will Help Small Firm Architects Build Better Businesses with Rena Klein [Podcast]
Rena Klein, FAIA is a teacher, a speaker, an author and principal of RM Klein Consulting; a firm offering a variety of services aimed at small firm architects. On this episode of the Entrepreneur Architect podcast, Rena and I discuss the many ways a business consultant may help you build a better business. We talk […]
3 Ways To Use Your Architecture Firm’s Website As A Sales Tool
This week Entrepreneur Architect is joining BusinessofArchitecture.com in celebration of “Architect Website Week” (Dec. 8-14). The following is a guest post by my friend Enoch Sears, AIA, the founder of BusinessofArchitecture.com and author of the book Social Media for Architects. Not Just a Portfolio Your website has great potential as a selling tool for your architecture firm, […]
How To Have Your Architecture Published
Every architect has a dream of having their work published in books and magazines. For some it’s a right of passage – a testament to hard work and years of focus. For others, its a marketing strategy. Publication is a form of social proof indicating that our designs are worthy of our prospective clients’ attention. […]
A New Business Model for Small Firm Architects
A perfect storm has developed and we are taking advantage of our opportunity to be more efficient, more effective, more flexible and have more freedom. First, A Bit of History In 1999, we launched Fivecat Studio from a makeshift studio in the basement of our 1934 stucco cottage in the woods of Chappaqua, New York. […]
EA010: Alternative Business Structures for Architects with Oscia Wilson [Podcast]
Oscia Wilson has built an architecture firm based on the ideas she learned through practicing Integrated Project Delivery (IPD). Using a distributed business model, with members of the firm working remotely and coming together as necessary, Oscia has built an efficient, effective and rather flexible architecture firm. She shares why she chose an alternative business […]
How To Find Your First Architecture Client
“How do I get noticed when I am first starting an architecture firm? I have no portfolio of my own to show clients. How do I get that first solo project?” I receive comments and emails on a regular basis asking these or similar questions. (Shout out to Andrew and Samantha most recently.) I’ve shared […]
To See Change in Your Life… Be Intentional
Since dedicating all my waking moments to growth at Fivecat Studio, the development of Entrepreneur Architect and all its associated support mechanisms, the duration of those waking moments have become unreasonable and quite unhealthy. Sleep has become a luxury. We’ve succeeded in reaching all the goals set by my 12/12/12 Project almost 1 year ago and […]
How Much Will It Cost to Start My Own Architecture Firm?
That is a question that many of my readers ask me each week. The answer will certainly differ depending on whom you ask. When architects ask me how much it will cost to launch an architecture firm, I say, “as much as you need.” Below I will discuss the very basics required to launch a […]
How To Make Money as an Architect
The number one question, I am asked each week is, “How can I make more money as an architect?” Through my twenty years of experience, I’ve come to realize that much of our financial struggles are due to very simple problems. Yes. We have huge issues in our profession with which we must address, but […]
How I Started My Own Architecture Firm (Part 3)
This is Part 3 of How I Started My Own Architecture Firm. If you haven’t been following along these past two weeks, I recommend that you start with Part 1 and Part 2 before proceeding with Part 3 below. Starting our own firm was a bit overwhelming. Though, at the time I thought I had […]
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