EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 17, 2017

As a small firm architect running a virtual studio , I am wearing many hats these days. I currently hold the positions of CEO, COO, CFO, President, Director of Architectural Services, Architect, Project Manager, Office Manager, Book Keeper, Receptionist and Custodian… and that’s just at work.

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EntreArchitect

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

It is painful though to look at the books each year and see the cost of insurance at the top of the list. Relative to the other expenses of a small firm, professional liability insurance is down right expensive… until you need it. The post Do Small Firm Architects Need Professional Liability Insurance?

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

About 20 small firm architects posted their response and the answers were mixed, but certainly leaning toward the casual. Gerber in his book, The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It. What do you wear when meeting with clients?”. That was not a surprise to me.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 18, 2017

Small firms and sole proprietors rely on the offerings of what their budgets will allow in terms of purchasing an already commercially available computerized accounting system. His financial management workshop, ‘The Path to Profitability’ became the basis of the book he co-authored with Michael Tardif, Assoc.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 9, 2016

Every architect has a dream of having their work published in books and magazines. The post How To Get Published as a Small Firm Architect appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. For some it’s a right of passage – a testament to hard work and years of focus.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

A Simple Sales System for Small Firm Architects. If you haven’t read Dale Carnegie’s iconic book, “ How to Win Friends & Influence People “, buy it now and read it tomorrow. It was the first business book I ever read and it is still one of my top 10 favorites. We need to make some changes.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 6, 2015

Most sole proprietors and small firms I know, struggle to meet the minimum requirements of operation. As an expert, you can offer e-books for sale. The post How to Make More Money as a Small Firm Architect appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. Forget about profit.

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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. Covey – This is a universally loved book by people in every field. It is no surprise why.

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Young Architect

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

What it’s like to work in a small firm. This one I’m going to lean on my military books. It’s a book about taking ownership of yourself. The book that changed everything for Travis . “A A dot sketch book that I use as a planner, sketchbook. What architecture school was like for Travis.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 24, 2014

On April 8, 1999, I discovered a book that changed the way I view business; a book that helped me to realize that running a successful architecture firm required so much more than designing great architecture. It is the book that inspired me to begin to work “on my business, rather than in my business.”

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Young Architect

MARCH 14, 2022

After wrapping up his musical career, he started his career in Architecture at a small firm. These books are most reflective of the Architecture I do today. The books that changed everything for Brad . “My I keep it right on top of my sketch book!” What Brad knows today that he didn’t know then. My tape measure.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 12, 2022

In her book “The Architecture of Motherhood”, Gloria Kloter, AIA, NCARB, CODIA shares her story as a foreign architect, mother, and business owner, and the things that have worked for her to find a balance between those worlds. The post The Architecture of Motherhood appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 4, 2014

As I am preparing for my week away, I ordered two books that have been on my Amazon wish list for a while. I’ve read most of what Seth Godin has written, but Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us is a quick little book that has not yet graced my night table. A third book has been waiting in my cue over at Audible.com for weeks now.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The latest edition of “ Architizer: The World’s Best Architecture ” — a stunning, hardbound book celebrating the most inspiring contemporary architecture from around the globe — is now available. The post 26 Pioneering Architecture Firms Rethinking the Fundamentals of Design appeared first on Journal. Order your copy today.

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EntreArchitect

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

As small firm architects, we have so many responsibilities. We need to acquire the knowledge that our limited architectural educations neglected to provide and we must apply that new knowledge to our firms as effectively as possible. I read all the books and tried all the tactics. That didn’t work.

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Architizer

JULY 1, 2024

The latest edition of “ Architizer: The World’s Best Architecture ” — a stunning, hardbound book celebrating the most inspiring contemporary architecture from around the globe — is now available. This image will shine on the cover of Architizer’s annual book showcasing her amazing work and taking Canada’s talent to the world.

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EntreArchitect

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

It’s our favorite conference of the year, where we have the opportunity to connect with fellow small firm residential architects from around the country. Just before we left town, I downloaded the new book written by my friend, Evan Troxel of Archispeak Podcast. may be fighting you every step of the way.

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EntreArchitect

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

In a recent conversation with a professional colleague who is a small firm practitioner (3 people total), he expressed his frustration with not being able to get to the ‘business of his business’. The second printing of the expanded book will be self-published in 2017, as an e-book, or as a hard copy, on request.

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Landscape Architecture Magazine

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

If there were good, recent books on passing a design firm’s ownership from founders to successors (there aren’t), it sounds as if Cheryl Barton, FASLA, and Kate Orff, FASLA, would have had little use for them. Cheryl Barton winds down after decades as CEO, and her office becomes part of SCAPE. By Bradford McKee.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 22, 2017

Wintner, AIA, Emeritus , an architecture management consultant and co-author of the book, Financial Management for Design Professionals: The Path to Profitability. How To Fix Your Profitability Problem as a Small Firm Architect (blog). Why Architects Are NOT Properly Prepared to Own and Operate an Architecture Firm (blog).

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 22, 2022

Daniel Pink, for his book Drive, studied what motivates people, particularly creative types. Remembering others’ motivation is such an important part of achieving your mountain that I mention this a few times in this book. Division of labor: You have your job. They have their job. It’s a team effort. Leo MacLeod , founder of Training.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 25, 2015

For architects, especially those in small firms, nothing has changed much in the past 40 years. While most businesses have moved forward with modern business practices in management and human resources, the small firm is left behind and is having problems maintaining a strong productive team. It Begins On the First Day.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 9, 2018

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. Die Neue Villa (German Book) Callwey September 2008 ?Caja Caja Negra (Spanish Book) 2009 ?Trends Click here to learn how.

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Life of an Architect

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

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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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 22, 2019

June Jewell, a professional colleague of mine, has written an excellent book, Find the Lost Dollars: 6 Steps to Increasing Profits in Architecture, Engineering and Environmental Firms , that encourages firm leaders to enhance the best practices of their firm and with it, the profitability of every project.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 9, 2015

As small firm architects, we have so many responsibilities. We need to acquire the knowledge that our limited architectural educations neglected to provide and we must apply that new knowledge to our firms as effectively as possible. I read all the books and tried all the tactics. That didn’t work.

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

It was a fantastic discussion about how SALA was founded and the journey to where Dale finds himself today as a principal at the firm, a teacher and an author of several books published by Taunton Press. He has written dozens of articles and 5 books with the publisher, including his best known publication, cabinology.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 13, 2018

It was a fantastic discussion about how SALA was founded and the journey to where Dale finds himself today as a principal at the firm, a teacher and an author of several books published by Taunton Press. He has written dozens of articles and 5 books with the publisher, including his best known publication, cabinology.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 10, 2017

How to Achieve Your Goals as a Small Firm Architect. Inspired by one of my all-time favorite books, The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results , written by Jay Papasan and Gary Keller, my ONE Goal was to be the primary focus for the next twelve months of 2016. My ONE Goal. Stay tuned.

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Architizer

JANUARY 11, 2024

The latest edition of “ Architizer: The World’s Best Architecture ” — a stunning, hardbound book celebrating the most inspiring contemporary architecture from around the globe — is now available. The post Architizer Introduces A+Award Firm Badges to Elevate Your Firm’s Profile appeared first on Journal.

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 31, 2017

You’ve read all the books. There are two things holding most small firm architects back from finding the success they desire. Do you really want to find success from your small firm? You already know how to be successful. You follow the blogs. You listen to the podcasts. You have the information. Success is simple.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 28, 2016

For architects, especially those in small firms, nothing has changed much in the past 40 years. While most businesses have moved forward with modern business practices in management and human resources, the small firm is left behind and is having problems maintaining a strong productive team. It Begins On the First Day.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 27, 2018

Every week, throughout the EntreArchitect Community, I hear or read questions from small firm architects struggling to find the success they seek. Unfortunately, most of us small firm architects have not yet developed systems for our firms using Standard Operating Procedures. How can I find the work I want?”.

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

We talked about how to self-publish books as a small firm architect. I asked Eric how he runs his successful architecture firm and finds enough time to write two books. The post Hard Work + Consistency = Success appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. His answer?

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EntreArchitect

MAY 3, 2016

As we move into a new month, we are shifting our focus to a new category of small firm success. ” The engine driving the success of every small firm is our network of operational systems. The engine driving the success of every small firm is our network of operational systems.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 9, 2022

Dickinson has also written eight books, the latest of which, A Home Called New England was nominated for a 2018 CT Book Award. The post Architecture Is Human: Part V – Scale: Size Matters appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. He hosts the radio series “Home Page” on WPKN Radio.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 16, 2021

Most of us are familiar with the concept of “origin stories” form the world of comic books. Not a fan of comic book stories? Cron’s book Story Genius presents this entire development process. His most recent book is Story 10X – Turn the Impossible into the Inevitable. The audience, however, knows the superhero’s secrets.

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