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Designing with Purpose: The Art of Understanding Clients in Architecture

Architizer

In architecture, the client-architect relationship is the cornerstone of meaningful design. While technical expertise and creative vision are essential, understanding the client on a deeper level transforms a project from a standard commission into a personal and powerful architectural statement.

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'Ikigai'-inspired Orchid Pavilion design invites contemplation near Oaxaca

Archinect

Photo credit: Jaime Navarro Photo credit: Rafael Gamo By prioritizing three design imperatives (functional simplicity, sustainable materials, and the primacy of sanctuary), the CCA says they were able to establish space that helps support its client's mission of fostering arts engagement with the community while simultaneously giving back to nature.

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Designing without a Client: 6 Houses Created by Celebrated Architects for Themselves

ArchDaily

While often reduced in scale, these personal residences offer a peek into the architects’ mindsets and the way in which they translate their ideas into lived spaces without having client-imposed restrictions on the end result. The structures also reflect their creators’ personal values, lifestyles, and aesthetic preferences.

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Tips on charging what you are worth in architecture

Archinect

Archinect recently spoke with Enoch Sears, founder of the Business of Architecture platform, for insights on how architects can charge fees effectively while maintaining profitability, client trust, and sustainable workplace culture. Among Sears' other tips was to establish a fixed monthly payment model rather than milestone-based invoicing.

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Inside a Prague pavilion with a folding timber facade by BYRÓ architekti

Archinect

Completed in 2023 at a cost of $40,000, the Garden Pavilion is designed for clients who own a large, mature garden within a ten-minute walk of their apartment. Czech Republic firm BYRÓ architekti has offered an insight into its 215-square-foot pavilion in Prague.

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The Human Touch in a High-Tech Future

SW Oregon Architect

An architect could walk clients through a fully immersive, life-sized simulation of their building before it’s even built. Material choices, lighting, and spatial adjustments could be altered on the spot, with the AI recalculating costs, structural implications, and environmental impacts instantaneously.

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Polysmiths adds Mediterranean texture to Arch House in London

Deezen

Local architectural studio Polysmiths has aimed to bring Mediterranean warmth to a London terraced house with a sequence of structural arches and a mottled lime plaster finish. We eventually settled on using structural arches that support the existing rear wall, and connect with the extension, and the garden beyond."

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