Young Architect

MARCH 14, 2022

Brad decided to look into the profession of Architecture when a teacher of his in high school noticed that he excelled in math and suggested he might excel in architecture also. That propelled Brad to go to Architecture school at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. His struggles in navigating school.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 11, 2015

“Citizen Architect” is a phrase that – if you are in the field of architecture – you hear a lot. The Citizen Architect stays informed on local, state, and federal issues, and makes time for service to the community. Again – wonderful and terrible. What a thought!

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Young Architect

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

He knew he wanted to be an Architect since he was eleven years old. When Travis applied for Architecture school, he didn’t get in right away, but he was undeterred and applied again the following year to Auburn University’s Architecture Program. What architecture school was like for Travis. What is your why?

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Topic | Architecture School: Educating the Profession. The post #EntreArchitectChat Transcript 120512 | Architecture School: Educating the Profession appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Join us again next week at 9PM EST on Twitter.com.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

As architects, selling our services effectively can be one of our biggest challenges. Most of us went to architecture school to design buildings, not to become salespeople. When architects sell services as vendors, they’re just another option found through a Google search.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 26, 2015

The Finalists – 2015 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition … there are a lot of people from around the planet who are anxiously awaiting these results. In no particular order … I present the 2015 Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition Finalists!! All in all, it’s pretty exciting.

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Life of an Architect

MARCH 9, 2014

about me Lets Work Together Frequently Asked Questions Do you want to be an Architect? Apart from the experience of the large community of architects, large offices will tend to have specialized groups that focus on specific tasks and work in parallel with architects on projects. ” Your is a possessive word.

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Life of an Architect

JULY 19, 2014

A while back I wrote a post titled “ Architectural Interns ” where I stated: Other than slowing things down, interns aren’t very useful in small firms because we run fast and lean. The first year of college flew by, but before summer 2012 arrived, Michael invited me to be an intern at his firm.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 30, 2016

Each month, dozens of architect bloggers from around the world publish a post on a specific topic simultaneously on the same date. summer is almost over and the kids are heading back to school. That means eager prospects with exciting new projects will start looking for architects to help design and build their dreams.

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Life of an Architect

JULY 23, 2014

We not only have the opportunity to work on something that is alien to a small firm like MMA, we also find ourselves collaborating with sculptors, interior designers, and contractors across the globe. Career a day in the life architects office Architecture School career'

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

The following is an introduction to The Entrepreneur Architect Manifesto. . LePage and I am an Entrepreneur Architect. In architecture school, we each had a professor who told us that architecture should be practiced for the art and art alone. “If We are Entrepreneur Architects. I am Mark R.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 19, 2016

And, during my time at Cal Berkeley, I worked full-time for a couple of local architects and engineers. Being the managing partner of a 9-person firm required skills I had never learned in my studies at Cal. Question: Are the architecture schools properly preparing students to become successful architects?

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

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. Architects are rich.”. It’s in my blood.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 7, 2011

I’m an architect. The post Things I Didn’t Learn at Architecture School (But Need to Know): How do I start and keep a business alive? appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. No one told me that I needed to know how to run a business. The solution? ” Wait!

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

Podcasts (an episodic digital series of audio or video files subscribed to and downloaded through web syndication or streamed online to a computer or mobile device) are a great way to learn the lessons about business that many of us lacked during architecture school. Startup School | Seth Godin. Now he’s a podcaster too?

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Mentoring the Young Architect. The profession of architecture has historically been dependent upon older architects mentoring younger architects. Due to the complexity of the profession, older architects need to train and mentor our young architects. The Worst Job I Ever Had – and the Most Important.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 9, 2021

This is because we are on the edge of a complete flip in how every service industry functions, including medicine, law, and architecture. Every potential client who architects serve under 40 has created a software derived sketch. Take those tools and multiply their capacities by 1,000 in the coming decades, and architecture changes.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 12, 2022

Data from the 2020 annual report of the NAAB revealed that 50% of the students enrolled in NAAB-accredited architecture programs were female. 1 Yet, the percentage of women who obtained their architect license, achieve upper management positions, become partners and own architectural firms have not increased as men’s percentages have.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Celebrating 7 Years Serving Small Firm Architects. All this month EntreArchitect is celebrating our 7th-anniversary serving small firm architects around the world. The Rise of the Entrepreneur Architect. The podcast may be the most successful plank in the platform. Click here.

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Oklahoma State is developing a program called Architecture & Entrepreneurship. Every architecture school should be doing the same. Do you know of any other programs teaching entrepreneurship to architects?

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 27, 2007

When in architecture school, we each had a professor who told us that architecture should be practiced for the art and the art alone. “If you want to make money”, he said, “quit now, take a walk across campus and enroll at the business school.” I call us the Entrepreneur Architects.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 9, 2012

My wife and I launched our architecture firm, Fivecat Studio , in 1999. One good lead and some help from a few local architect friends gave us the courage to take a leap of faith, and we went for it. We were 29 years old. Young, ambitious and a little crazy, we started with no money and no clients.

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 26, 2020

There has never been a better time for architects to practice independently. Yet to many architects, the thought of working alone, doing most (if not all) of the tasks on a project seems daunting, unprofitable, menial. As a licensed architect with 25 years of experience, this is the model I prefer! Nobody to collaborate with.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 18, 2007

When I was in my third year of architecture school, I picked up an issue of Entrepreneur magazine at the local supermarket. In 1999, my wife (also an architect) and I launched our residential architecture firm, Fivecat Studio , in Westchester County, New York. Kisco architect, Ira Grandberg, AIA.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 8, 2015

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. Architects are rich.”. It’s in my blood.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Competitions are a integral part of the architecture experience. Since architecture school and throughout our careers, design competitions have provided a vehicle for architects to promote our talents and showcase our skills. I hope to see YOU in Philly. Photo Credit: Shutterstock / Phonlamai Photo.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 12, 2014

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. Others wanted to know about how to start their own firms. Not so surprisingly though, they all wanted to “save the world” Architects will be architects.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 6, 2017

After responding to a hopeful architect on Dwell.com I decided to flesh out my answer and include more books. Naturally there is some overlap and some of these books could fit in multiple headings, this is architecture after all. Being a successful architect takes more than creating a wonderful idea and presenting it to your client.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 24, 2013

This is the final piece to the puzzle; the final session of the Entrepreneur Architect Academy. For the past twelve weeks, we’ve explored every element required for a successful architecture firm. My mission is to help architects become more successful and your feedback it critical to my mission.

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

This week, I am sharing blogging duties with a friend and active supporter of Entrepreneur Architect. Michael Riscica is an architect who lives in beautiful Portland, Oregon with his Labrador Retriever. Whether you are a young architect or “not-so-young” architect (like me), I think you will like what Michael shares.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 11, 2017

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. I did not know any architects. My career as an architect was just going to have to wait. I had plans for my life.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 4, 2014

As our own tribe here at Entrepreneur Architect continues to grow, I look forward to learning from Seth on how to best lead the community to even greater success. I am excited to learn how we can continue our growth by consistently progressing one small step at a time. Gerber has also written The E-Myth Architect. by Michael E.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 16, 2014

Competitions are a integral part of the architecture experience. Since architecture school and throughout our careers, design competitions provide a vehicle for architects to promote our talents and showcase our skills. It’s what Entrepreneur Architect is all about. I am so excited about this competition.

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 31, 2021

As an attendee of architecture school in Canada and the Glenn Murcutt Masters Class in Australia, and a designer who has worked in Thailand, China, Japan, Germany, and the US, I’ve strived to create meaningful architectural work and improve communities worldwide. Tips on how to get global . By Lucas Gray. Tap your network.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 22, 2018

If you don’t know how, learn how by downloading our free course: Profit for Small Firm Architects today at EntreArchitect.com/FreeCourse. Catherine Meng received her bachelor of architecture degree from Cornell University and joined DLR Group Kwan Hemi in 2016 where she focuses on multifamily and student housing projects.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 25, 2017

Sharing Architecture With Kids. If you’re anything like me, my guess is that you loved your time in architecture school. You get to use your talents and develop it with loose abandon, explore your interests and learn all about design and architecture – one of the coolest fields in the world. What’s not to love?

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Over a decade ago, The American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) and the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) developed standards for a healthy studio culture, which architecture schools would be required to meet in order to achieve accreditation. The Damage is Done. Sleep is good.

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