Naming Your Architecture Firm In this episode, we delve into the art and strategy of naming your architecture firm with branding expert Emily Hall, President of CVG. With over 20 years of experience in architectural marketing and business development, Emily shares her insights into the thoughtful process behind crafting a name that reflects a firm’s […]
The Architecture of Motherhood
Have you ever been afraid of growing your family and how it would impact your professional life? Many women are afraid that motherhood would force them to pause – or stop entirely – their architectural careers. We all know that architecture and motherhood both are high-pressure jobs, and the lack of flexibility that accompanies our […]
My 12 Rules for Landing Your First Job in Architecture
Being Unique Got Me Noticed In A Very Noisy World I graduated from Roger Williams University School of Architecture in 1993. The nation was slowly recovering from a recession and architects were not eagerly seeking help from intern architects. Throughout the winter before graduating, I wrote over 100 cover letters and mailed them with my standard […]
6 Ways Your Architecture Firm May Benefit From Working With an Investor
This is a guest post written by Todd L. Reding, the President and CEO at Charrette Venture Group. Todd can be reached at todd@charrettevg.com. Charrette Venture Group (CVG) works with new and growing design firms to build stronger businesses by investing resources and applying proven concepts. Learn more about CVG at charrettevg.com. If you were starting […]
Seize The Moments
This is a guest post written by Jeremy Fretts. Jeremy is a registered architect and holds a M.A. in Education and Human Development from The George Washington University. He is a senior project architect in the Virginia office of Niles Bolton Associates, designing multifamily and mixed-use projects, and developing a team of recent graduates. Connect […]
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 […]
