EntreArchitect

JANUARY 9, 2023

Larger firms may still be able to claim the tax break, but the amount they are able to claim may be limited. So, read the IRS instructions and ask your CPA or tax preparer if your firm qualifies for the IRS R&D Tax Credit. The post Does Your Architecture Firm Qualify for the IRS R&D Tax Credit?

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SW Oregon Architect

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Understandably, financing burdens and market forces weigh on limited budgets, so I do not expect demands to do more in less time abating anytime soon. Architecture remains an undervalued profession highly susceptible to the vagaries of the economy and competitive pressures. Any single firm lacks the means to move the needle by itself.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 10, 2018

Almost 40 tips for Starting an Architecture Firm. After obtaining my license as an Architect in New York, I brainstormed several long term goals and decided to start a personal blog, develop design projects, and learn everything that I could about starting an architecture firm.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

You are having a good day if you leave work before 10pm," said Shuchun Yi (not her real name), a young architect and a former employee of state-owned firm Shenzhen General Institute of Architecture Design & Research (SZAD). "I Chinese architecture firms are struggling to land new projects as the country's real-estate boom falters.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 3, 2015

Some design firms have a culture of secrecy. Few people outside of the partners know anything about the finances, the vision or the ways in which the business is run. Because the younger employees do not feel engaged, informed or a part of the larger picture, they eventually leave and launch their own firm or join a competitor.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 15, 2015

Still one of the most popular posts on the blog; in this 3-part article Steven walks us through the step-by-step process of developing a powerful Profit Plan for our architecture firm. Financial Management for the Small Architectural Firm: The Prologue. Did you ever sit down and map out your firm’s operating budget?

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Deezen

MARCH 9, 2023

Gene shaped the firm he co-founded into one of the most impactful architectural practices in the world through a strong belief that relationships are the foundation of success," said the studio. As valuable as that has been to the growth of our firm, his value within the firm, counseling our staff, has been even greater."

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 31, 2017

The illusion of an “established architecture firm” gave way to our reality each time a calling prospect heard the the crying baby in the background. We learned to accommodate our new “partner” and established routines to allow us to keep the firm and our family as separate as they could be within 900 square feet.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 20, 2015

Wintner, AIA, Emeritus , an architecture management consultant and co-author of the book, Financial Management for Design Professionals: The Path to Profitability. I am often asked, “How might I make my small firm more financially successful?” The higher the number, the more profitable the firm is.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 19, 2016

Wintner, AIA, Emeritus, an architecture management consultant and co-author of the book, Financial Management for Design Professionals: The Path to Profitability. To learn more about Steve and his firm Management Consulting Services, visit his website at ManagementConsultingServices.com. Respectfully, Steve L. Wintner, AIA Emeritus.

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Architecture Quote

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Thanks to a growing market of architecture software tools , we’re all producing high-end work and delivering projects faster than ever. Here are 140+ software tools architecture firms need to know about to stay ahead in 2020. Software for Discovering Architecture Competitions, Tenders, and Freelance Projects.

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This entails venturing into uncharted territories, positioning oneself and the firm as knowledge leaders, and considering the possibility of new products and services. Boosting Business Operations One of the key ways to increase cash flow within the firm is to prioritize business operations.

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Dwell

MAY 16, 2024

Still, Saudi finance minister Mohammed Al Jadaan said in December that extending the project timeline, "will serve the economy," as new factories must be built and "sufficient human resources" found, reads Bloomberg.

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Portland Architecture

AUGUST 3, 2022

A famous architecture firm, Snøhetta, was hired to produce a master plan. What is really different about this is usually architecture and planning firms are waiting to respond to an RFP or a development opportunity and then, as a designer, you're at the mercy of what the developer is going to be able to pencil out to their investors.

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Dwell

JANUARY 17, 2022

Shin Shin Architecture brings playful porosity and a fresh ADU to a 1923 single-family home. Sisters Amanda and Melissa Shin are the cofounders of Shin Shin Architecture, an award-winning, full-service design and architecture firm based in Los Angeles.

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Deezen

APRIL 18, 2022

Foster + Partners has released plans for the new global headquarters for JPMorgan Chase in Manhattan , which the architecture firm claims will be New York's largest all-electric tower.

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ArchiDiaries

JANUARY 14, 2022

Møller Architects is one of Scandinavia’s leading architectural firms, with 90 years of award-winning work in the Nordic region and worldwide. Every day we create architectural quality based on innovation, ex­perience and Nordic values.

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Deezen

MARCH 9, 2022

The improvement in the number of women in senior leadership roles in the past five years revealed by Dezeen’s survey of top 100 global architecture firms is a surprise win, with the proportion of women in the highest-ranking jobs having doubled from ten to twenty percent. But let’s not get carried away.

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SW Oregon Architect

JULY 4, 2021

The wearing of ties matched with dress shirts, slacks, shoes, and a blazer or sport coat by male employees in architecture firms was fairly commonplace then, but dress codes have since relaxed considerably. Neckties have been part of my office wardrobe ever since I left college back in 1983.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 16, 2022

These are used to display models of the studio's most iconic designs in Asia , including the Bund Finance Centre in Shanghai designed in partnership with British architecture firm Foster + Partners and the Nanyang Learning Hub in Singapore. The entrance of the studio features stacked cubes displaying the studio's work.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

New York studio Levenbetts and Mexico City practice PPAA are among the firms that have designed sustainable and socially conscious architecture prototypes for an exhibition on housing at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Arkansas. The prototypes are positioned alongside The Fly Eye Dome by Richard Buckminster Fuller.

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BD+C

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

Architecture firm Goettsch Partners has unveiled its design for a new resort and meeting destination on China’s Hainan Island in Haitang Bay.

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Deezen

MAY 17, 2023

Read on to learn more about the new names that have joined this year's judging panel: Architects Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi are the co-founders of US studio Weiss/Manfredi Weiss and Manfredi are co-founders of New York architecture firm Weiss/Manfredi. He has supported over 110 climate-focused start-ups over the last four years.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 30, 2021

And you probably wouldn’t know that a bookkeeper who specializes in small architecture firms can also help with invoicing, setting up time tracking software to align with fee proposals, project budget summaries that show hours spent vs. available fee, cash flow summaries – and, of course, the basic financial statements, payables, and receivables.

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Community Architect

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Norman Foster HSCB bank tower (Photo Philipsen) Unlike in most US cities where ample land and proliferating surface parking rob the typical towers their justification, Hongkong is short of space, a limited territory, fueled by finance, and low taxes, guided by economic prosperity, for a long time growing at a rapid clip.

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Dwell

AUGUST 2, 2023

Rendering courtesy of Lehrer Architects and Kadre Architects The city partnered with smaller architecture firms to design plans for ADUs —emphasizing good design and affordability—that would be pre-approved for permitting ease. The firm also worked with the Housing Rights Center to provide training in being a Section 8 landlord.

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e-architect

JANUARY 26, 2022

Architecture Firm: XTOPIX ( www.xtopix.cz ). Status: 1st prize in architectural competition. J&T Finance Group Headquarters , Sokolovská 700/113a, Prague 8 – Karlín. J&T Finance Group Headquarters. Elementary school in Komo?any any in Prague, CZ – Building Information. Gross Built Area: 13 546 m².

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Deezen

JULY 21, 2023

Read: Norman Foster launches academic institute to "improve the quality of life in cities" But now that the interests of finance, insurance, and real estate (FIRE) industries have supplanted manufacturing in nearly every major city, rents are climbing ever upward. But what to do about new construction?

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Archmark

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Books to inspire and inform architecture firm owners. Classics and new titles that earned a spot on our Archmark reading list for architecture firm owners. In fact, your firm’s online presence has never been more important that it is today. The Architect’s Reading List.

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Deezen

JANUARY 9, 2023

Weathered walls and concrete floors feature in this design gallery that creative collective The Guild of Saint Luke and architecture firm Studio ECOA have set up inside a former factory in Paris. Read: Maison François brasserie in London takes cues from Ricardo Bofill's architecture.

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e-architect

MAY 25, 2023

GP designed all of the towers and co-developed the master plan with UK-based design firm Benoy, who also designed the retail complex. Equally important was the need to project a character of reserved elegance, quality and permanence that would attract international Fortune 500 finance companies.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 5, 2022

She is the founder of the DISRUPT Symposium , the largest Business of Architecture symposium in the world, and a host of an Arch Talk: Tank show which serves as a platform for industry specialists to talk about business, marketing and profitability in Architecture. Follow Sara on LinkedIn , and check out the DISRUPT Symposium.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Dutch architecture firm Powerhouse Company has used cross-laminated timber to construct an off-grid office building that floats on water. Floating Office Rotterdam is among a series of recent designs for floating architecture, with others including a floating sauna in Oslo and a floating house in Seattle by US firm Olson Kundig.

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ArchiDiaries

JUNE 2, 2022

Excerpt: Ilona is a residence refurbished by the architectural firm Grupo Culata Jovai. A house built in 1920, with a traditional “chorizo” typology, which had undergone renovations wholly dissociated from the original building.

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Archmark

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The Architect’s Reading List Books to inspire and inform architecture firm owners Classics and new titles that earned a spot on our Archmark reading list for architecture firm owners. In fact, your firm’s online presence has never been more important that it is today.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 26, 2019

Can Your Firm Benefit from a Third-Party Business Assessment for Architects? Employees are leaving your firm with increased frequency. There may be trouble in the ranks; which can result from a stale or undefined firm culture, or worse, a toxic team member. How is my business performing as a system? Change is on the horizon.

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ArchiDiaries

JULY 6, 2022

Excerpt: A Home Leftover is a residence project designed by the architectural firm Ego Design Studio. Once the foundation was completed, the support group withdrew, and the clients barely had the finances to finish 500sqft. Leftover materials and in-house labour hence created it. THE PREFACE. SHARING ACROSS PROJECTS.

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