EntreArchitect

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The story of growing Kohn Pedersen Fox from 3 partners to an international architecture firm of 700+. In 1992 Gene Kohn, Chairman and Founder of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) spoke at my architecture school. I was a 22-year-old architecture student and a born entrepreneur. Gene inspired me that day in 1992.

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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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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 2, 2024

From grueling all-nighters in architecture school to managing relentless client demands, architects have historically worn their stress as a badge of honor. Each step revealed unique insights into the architectural profession’s demands—and its vulnerabilities.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 12, 2022

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 industry overall doesn’t make it any easier for mothers to stay in balance with their professional growth.

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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. The post Oklahoma State University: Architecture & Entrepreneurship appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 7, 2011

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. Now… Don’t wait. Reach over and grab a sheet of paper. What’s your vision?

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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.

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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. Architecture is a profession like law and medicine.

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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. Take those tools and multiply their capacities by 1,000 in the coming decades, and architecture changes. The CAD monkey (and degrees and training based on those skills) will soon become obsolete.

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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. Recently we launched our 13th professional peer group at the EntreArchitect Academy Small Group Mastermind. Together, we have come so far. Click here.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 11, 2017

I graduated from Roger Williams University School of Architecture in 1993. Throughout the winter before graduating, I wrote over 100 cover letters and mailed them with my standard one-page resume to every architecture firm in the New York metropolitan area. My 12 Rules for Landing Your First Job in Architecture.

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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

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. Architecture is a profession like law and medicine.

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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. Announcing The Architecture Business Plan Competition. I hope to see YOU in Philly.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 30, 2016

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. Back to School. summer is almost over and the kids are heading back to school.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 10, 2016

The professional field of architecture comes as a shock to most recent graduates because the real-world is nothing like the studio environment you became familiar with while you were in school. Today’s post is all about helping you prepare yourself for the real world of architecture. Why Should You Read This?

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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. A great deal of architectural education is about seeing the world through a lens of aesthetic sensibility and how to take what we see and insert strategies that bring balance and harmony.

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

Today I have the pleasure of introducing you to Marie-Claude Soulard , an architect based in the San Diego area and the owner of Soulard Architecture. Last week I posted a new discussion at the Entrepreneur Architect Linkedin Group titled Architecture is Dead: Let’s Reinvent the Profession. LEED AP BD+C. Tel: 858-455-6672.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 12, 2014

I had many interesting conversations with architecture students while I was in Chicago. Others wanted to know about how to start their own firms. Architecture is a business. The lessons we learn and the skills we acquire during our time in architecture school make us unique to any other people on earth.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

In architecture school, we each had a professor who told us that architecture should be practiced for the art and art alone. “If If you want to make money”, they said, “quit now, take a walk across campus and enroll at the business school.”. The following is an introduction to The Entrepreneur Architect Manifesto. .

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EntreArchitect

JULY 24, 2018

This is the transcript from EntreArchitect Podcast Episode 229, Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Architecture. Our free course profit for small firm architects right now at EntreArchitect.com/freecourse. Duo Dickinson and we’re speaking about artificial intelligence and the future of architecture.

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Life of an Architect

APRIL 26, 2015

is a design and manufacturing company specializing in sculpture, architectural features and commercial products Joe McCall – A noted and reputable designer with over 23 AIA award-winning buildings to his credit, there are so many accolades that you can share about Joe that they are too numerous to list.

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

He is the founder of Young Architect, a blog featuring articles about design, the architecture registration exam , entrepreneurship, and his journey as a young architect. The profession of architecture has historically been dependent upon older architects mentoring younger architects. The Cheap Architecture Day Laborer.

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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. Please share a link in the comments so everyone may check them out.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

The profession of architecture has historically been dependent upon older architects mentoring younger architects. One of the requirements of becoming a licensed architect is the Architectural Experience Program (AXP) which logs job training under certain tasks which is then signed off by a licensed architect.

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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. It was all so exciting! Annmarie and I are a great team.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

This past December I was invited to speak at AIAS Forum 2013; the American Institute of Architecture Students national convention. While we waited for the airports to open, I had the opportunity to speak in length with many of the architecture students in attendance. Here is my guide to landing your first job in architecture.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 24, 2014

Kevin is an Associate Professor of Architecture in the School of Design at Louisiana Tech University and has served as Director of the Community Design Activism Center (CDAC) since joining the faculty in 2006. Get to know everyone in the Architecture community and allied fields (all ages and experience levels). Singh. . .

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 9, 2012

My wife and I launched our architecture firm, Fivecat Studio , in 1999. Running a successful architecture firm is very much like raising kids. As prepared as you think you might be, running an architecture firm is much harder than you ever imagined. We were 29 years old.

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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.”

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Architecture practices range in size – from one architect to over 100, but over half of U.S. architecture firms are under 10 employees. According to the American Institute of Architects, Sole Practices make up approximately 30% of all AIA member firms. You graduated from Architecture school. SPAs in Context.

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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

OCTOBER 25, 2016

For many of us, our habits were formed in the architecture studio. Recently things are changing for architecture students in the United States. The post 5 Steps to Unleash the Significant Power of Sleep appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. I am still a horrible sleeper. All-Nighters.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 25, 2021

After graduating, a lot of young people encounter a slow start beginning their careers in architecture. After getting into architecture school, one of the first things you learn is that the profession requires a lot of sacrifices and many years in order to reach success. Thus, we are driven to ask: Why is architecture different?

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EntreArchitect

MAY 11, 2015

Eric has authored several books on architecture, his most recent is entitled, Architect and Entrepreneur: A Field Guide to Building, Branding, and Marketing Your Startup Design Business , which expands on his thoughts below and other topics related to contemporary practice. Lesson 2 – Build a Brand. What makes you unusual?

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 5, 2018

Learn how by downloading our free course profit for small firm architects today at EntreArchitect.com/freecourse. Freshbooks, the cloud based accounting software that makes running your small firm easy, fast and secure, spend less time on accounting and more time doing the work that you love. Hello, my name is Mark R.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 19, 2018

EntreArchitect.com/freecourse , download it right now, we’ll teach you how to build a thriving, profitable small business for your architecture firm. Freshbooks, the cloud based accounting software that makes running your small firm easy, fast and secure. Go back to where you discovered architecture.

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