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Architectural Job Starter Kit | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

I have almost always worked in small firms – except for that one time when I didn’t, which wasn’t a bad year but it cemented in my mind that my skill set is better suited for a small architectural firm. Here are my Top 5 Reasons to work in a Small Architectural Firm: 1.

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You Make Your Own Opportunities | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

As a result of all this extra time working – along with working in a small firm, I was given opportunities very early on in my career and I was able to take advantage of them. This meant that I could spend as much time as I wanted working on a design problem as long as I met the overall deadline.

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Architects and the AIA | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

You have a good career, you do right by your clients, you provide a service that is respected and rewarded. I think you could make a good argument that these benefits far outweigh the “direct-market” approach, when it comes to developing and maintaining relationships with clients.

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Post Vacation Hangover | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

One of the best things about working in a small firm is also one of the worst – you are responsible for getting your own work done. Things have changed from when I worked in a large firm – the teams were larger and there were a group of people responsible for getting a task completed. Paul’s.

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Your Behavior Matters | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

I recently did a video interview as part of an ongoing AIA Small Firms Roundtable series. I feel very grateful for the clients, contractors and consultants that I currently work with on a daily basis. Didn’t the client/owner of the commercial building intervene at any point?

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EntreArchitect Behind The Design 008: Soaring Wings by Winn Wittman

EntreArchitect

EntreArchitect: Behind the Design is a weekly blog series where we feature work designed, developed and/or built by small firm entrepreneur architect members of The EntreArchitect Community. With clients? How involved was your client throughout the design process? Green Building + Design October 2011 ?Times

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KHouse Modern - Progress Update 03 | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

So far, this project and the client have been terrific. As a result of the time we have been putting in to fix our standards, we have had to have meetings to make sure that we monitor how this time is spent so that the client’s deadline isn’t adversely impacted due to these modifications. link] Bob Borson Probably not.

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