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Better Project Management for Small Firm Architects

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Our complete Pre-Design Client Questionnaire template is included with your purchase of our Foundations: Business Forms and Checklists for Architects package. It’s the document that we use at my firm to gather much of this important information from our clients. Listen carefully. Estimate often. Tweet This! ).

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How To Get Published as a Small Firm Architect

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Every architect has a dream of having their work published in books and magazines. Publication is a form of social proof indicating that our designs are worthy of our prospective clients’ attention. Some in regional lifestyle magazines and others in national journals. For others, its a marketing strategy.

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7 Steps to a Happy Work Week as a Small Firm Architect

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Every magazine and blog is running an article about how to plan for 2018. This quiet time would clear my mind and prepare me for the “chaos” that is running a small firm architecture studio. An urgent email sent by an concerned client can quickly ignite into an inferno if not attended to promptly. Scan Email.

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5 Steps To Turn Your Clients Into Raving Fans

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From the point of view of our clients, great architecture is where we start. So, yes, great design is important, but it’s not what’s going to keep our clients happy? The first step, before you ever put your pen to sketch paper, is to know what your client is looking for. We’re in the Client Happiness Business.

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How do your clients find YOU?

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At the end of an interview with a prospective client, I ask them to complete a short questionnaire. ” The question is followed by a few choices, “Magazine or Newspaper?”, ” I track this information and have found that most of our clients start their search for an architect at Google.

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Behind The Design 007: TinkerBox by Marica McKeel

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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. We use TinkerBox as our showroom where we meet with clients, hold seasonal open houses and design unveilings for new projects.

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Behind The Design 005: River House by H. Sloane Mayor of UK Architects

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With clients? The clients had a wonderful trust in me and I was able to maintain the design intent throughout the process. How involved was your client throughout the design process? Were there any conflicts with clients or contractors during the process? Which communication tools did you use? Among team? With contractor?

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