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Living an Integrated Life as a Small Firm Architect

EntreArchitect

As small firm architects, work/life balance plays a critical role in the success of our businesses, as well as the success of our families. Small firm architects have a very difficult time keeping work and life separate. We need to be realistic here… stress isn’t going away as long as we have clients.)

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Architectural Job Starter Kit | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

So I thought I would put together an architectural job “starter kit” of all the things you should be paying attention to if you’re planning on getting a job at an architectural office. My experience demands that I champion the advantages of working in a small firm, it’s what I know and love.

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Work / Life … Different Letters, Same Word

Life of an Architect

I can only remember a few brief periods where we all came together to get something completed in order to meet a promise we made to a client – but normally everybody can leave when they want. As a general rule, don’t work overtime in my office. When it’s late, sometimes I work at this teeny tiny desk.

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Back to School: Marketing for Architects

EntreArchitect

This month, the #ArchiTalks topic is “Back to School”, so I am encouraging my fellow small firm architects to go back to school themselves and learn what they need to know to find the work they want and live a life they’ll love. As small firm architects, how do we get noticed by those prospects? Back to School.

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Mentoring is an Integral Part of the Profession

EntreArchitect

In his world, I was just a cheap architecture student day laborer. Your Interns Could Be Your Future Clients. What if you viewed your junior staff as one day they might be your future client? Take the time to explain the business side of architecture, how you find clients and how you manage your projects.

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Mentoring the Young Architect Will Enrich and Strengthen Our Profession

EntreArchitect

In his world, I was just a cheap architecture student day laborer. Your Interns Could Be Your Future Clients. What if you viewed your junior staff as one day they might be your future client? Take the time to explain the business side of architecture, how you find clients and how you manage your projects.

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2 Simple Systems That Will Transform Your Studio

EntreArchitect

The phone gets quiet and current clients have their priorities pulled in other directions. Mail, deliveries and client furnished documentation often finds its way to stacked piles on my worktable. Architecture Students Summer Break. Andrew Hawkins – Hawkins Architecture – @HawkinsArch. Summertime.