EntreArchitect

APRIL 4, 2023

A Guide for Small Firm Architect Business Owners Using Web-based Automation Tools Social media has become a vital tool for businesses to connect with their audience and establish a strong online presence. Are you looking to increase brand awareness, generate leads, or engage with existing clients?

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Whether through a podcast, blog, or social media, the stories you tell about your work can shape how clients, communities, and future professionals perceive the value of architecture. For more information about Going Green and the Gābl Media All Access series, visit lynes.s tudio/podcast and gablmedia.com/members.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

It may be the most important step in the entire process of acquiring a new architecture client. Send your client an overwhelmingly comprehensive legal agreement intended for large projects and it may end up on an attorney’s desk waiting for review and revision (or in many cases, a complete re-write). Make it “client friendly”.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 26, 2014

The confidence level of our clients has been riding the roller coaster of an uncertain, unpredictable economy. I know this as fact, because I track my firm’s Prospect to Project Ratio. Today, I am sharing typically protected information; the data to determine the Prospect to Project Ratio for Fivecat Studio.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 24, 2018

It may be the most critical step in the entire process of acquiring a new architecture client. We may have perfected our marketing, developed a strong reputation, executed a flawless sales process and have received our prospective client’s eager authorization to proceed with a new project. Make it “client friendly”.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 14, 2016

As small firm architects, we are responsible for so many different roles and responsibilities. We need to meet with clients, develop and distribute marketing, respond to important email, manage our social media accounts, send invoices, collect payments and so much more. 6 Digital Tools to Automate an Architecture Firm.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 18, 2017

Before we grab the roll of trace and start sketching with the Sharpie, we gather as much information about the users of our buildings as possible. Our complete Pre-Design Client Questionnaire template is included with your purchase of our Foundations: Business Forms and Checklists for Architects package. Listen carefully.

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 2, 2018

The blog is still one of the most effective tools a small firm architect can use to foster community. Small firm architects are busy people. I have learned how to quickly craft articles that keep my community informed, entertained and coming back week after week. The Power of Blogging for Architects.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 24, 2018

Recruitment Strategies for Small Firm Architects. Recruiting new employees is one of the most important things a professional services firm can do to be sustainable. Firms leaders can start by breaking down recruitment into three stages: developing a candidate pool, narrowing to set of finalists, and negotiating the hire.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

When we present our initial schematic designs to our client, we are selling. When I present a product or service to a prospective client, I am presenting them with something that will improve their lives. A Simple Sales System for Small Firm Architects. Qualify the Client. There is value in what I am providing.

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EntreArchitect

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Relative to the other expenses of a small firm, professional liability insurance is down right expensive… until you need it. If our business systems failed and the firm was required to defend itself without a policy, we certainly would have been crushed by the costs involved in such a legal action.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 6, 2015

Most sole proprietors and small firms I know, struggle to meet the minimum requirements of operation. These are services available to your client, but are NOT included in your basic architectural services. Through the years we have learned that not every project and not every client is a good fit for these services though.

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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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Architizer

JANUARY 2, 2024

For the first time at the 11th A+Awards , the most outstanding super-small practices were recognized in the Best X-Small Firm category, designed for studios of between one and five employees. The firm’s ethos is highly collaborative, working closely with clients and craftspeople to deliver exceptional, informed structures.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 25, 2016

Most firms, here in the United States, experience a slow down at the same time every summer. Clients are focused on their own personal schedules and are away on their own vacations. For many of us small firm architects, this sounds a bit scary. Your clients need to know. ” The United States Slows Down Too.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 3, 2018

This is the transcript from EntreArchitect Podcast Episode 226, Successful Project Planning for Small Firm Architects. Do you know how to calculate the exact amount that you need to charge your clients in order to earn 20 percent profit on that project? Listen to this podcast episode or download the audio file here.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The interface provides an easy way to visualise the impact of material choices while also being a useful communication tool in meetings with clients. She describes "a slight monopolisation happening" over sustainability in architecture, with small firms falling "very far behind".

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EntreArchitect

MAY 30, 2021

With the right systems in place, such as the Project Summary Spreadsheets I create for my clients, design staff can understand how much time they have to complete certain tasks, and how to schedule work to keep projects profitable. Would you rather be doing [insert pretty much anything] than straightening out your Chart of Accounts?

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Empowering architects to better serve the world with more than 681,000 total downloads in 2021, the EntreArchitect Podcast has grown to serve small firm architects from every corner of the planet. Number 3 with 7,011 downloads is episode 366 with Anna Laman – Attract Ideal Clients Through Better Messaging.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 10, 2013

” When one of my residential architecture clients finally reaches out and calls Fivecat Studio , these are some of the thoughts they may start with. Most of our clients are first time builders. You’re in the Client Happiness Business. .” “If I start now, I’ll be living in it by summer.”

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 31, 2011

At the end of an interview with a prospective client, I ask them to complete a short questionnaire. ” I track this information and have found that most of our clients start their search for an architect at Google. How do your clients find YOU? The post How do your clients find YOU? ”, “Lawn Signs?

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 6, 2013

I have no portfolio of my own to show clients. I’ve shared articles on how much it may cost to start your own firm and how Annmarie and I launched Fivecat Studio with no clients and very little money. Your first clients may come from relationships built during your time as an employee. Be Certain.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 9, 2023

New for this season, this special Firm Award category is dedicated to the many architects globally who run their own business with no in-house employees, working with clients and collaborators to deliver high quality architecture across typologies and at multiple scales. For more information on each of the judging criteria, click here.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 6, 2024

In the world of architecture, knowledge is more than just powerit’s the lifeblood of a firms success. Its the way architects access information, collaborate on ideas, and refine their processes. It’s about connecting people, processes, and information in a way that maximizes a firms collective intelligence.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 30, 2014

Most every week, I would write my thoughts on architecture and design in “Westchester County and Beyond” I’d share updates on our current projects and information on the latest products and materials. Though cross-linked with fivecat.com , I wrote the blog as a personal project without a direct reference to the firm. Do you blog?

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Architizer

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Exploration drives its practice, from interrogating a project’s context to establishing a rich, collaborative dialogue with clients. Utilizing pioneering design and construction methods, its work is informed by each site’s unique cultural and geographic qualities.

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Archmark

MAY 13, 2022

Set Up and Use Your Linkedin Profile to Find, Attract, and Connect with Your Ideal Architecture Firm Clients Archmark's Definitive Architecture Firm Marketing Guide to Perfecting Your Linkedin Profile. Have your clients or prospects ever made any of the following statements?: “We Sorry, but it’s true.

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Life of an Architect

MARCH 9, 2014

Starting from Site Appraisal and the Brief, architects and designers will work together on appropriating information into something more understandable to all, which translates to pie charts, mapping, options of massing models on a site, shadow/solar irradiation studies, views and so on. ” Your is a possessive word.

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Archmark

MARCH 29, 2019

Recently, we asked Richard Marshall, Principal with Perkins+Will , about the importance of marketing for small firms, “The best organizations view marketing as just as important a skill set as design. Read on to learn about five effective marketing building blocks that contribute to architecture firm growth.

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 5, 2015

One of the keys to success for small firm architects is client satisfaction. Keep the client happy throughout the project and that happy client will lead you to more happy clients. Our clients don’t like surprises. They want to be fully informed and up-to-date throughout the process.

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Landscape Architecture Magazine

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

She has received dozens of awards and honors for her park and campus landscapes (Stanford University, the University of California, and the National Park Service became repeat clients). The vernal pools are “climate-informative leftovers from earlier geologic eras, and they’re vanishing,” she said.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 25, 2017

. It may be the most critical step in the entire process of acquiring a new architecture client. We may have perfected our marketing, developed a strong reputation, executed a flawless sales process and have received our prospective client’s eager authorization to proceed with a new project. It’s your agreement… with your client.

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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. All throughout the month of May, we will be diving deep into the subject of Client Fulfillment. How do we best serve our clients? How do we manage expectations and keep our clients happy?

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Farmer Payne Architects drew on some of these precedents, but also innovated while tailoring the program to the clients’ needs, resulting in a home that appears open and airy, rather than bulwarked. To see more of Farmer Payne Architects’ bold yet timeless work, visit the firm’s in-depth Architizer profile.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 10, 2016

It may be the most critical step in the entire process of acquiring a new architecture client. We may have perfected our marketing, developed a strong reputation, executed a flawless sales process and have received our prospective client’s eager authorization to proceed with a new project. It’s your proposal.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

Rarely does our office take on a project where the clients want to cut out the construction administration portion of our jobs. This is the time when the clients get to see the house evolve and come to life – sometimes it becomes apparent that they might not have understood the drawings as thoroughly as was believed.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 30, 2018

Clients see us as all the same. In the eyes of our clients, we are all the same… unless we do something to stand out from the crowd. My firm does it differently than the rest. Our clients have a great time. Then, as a bonus, our clients tell their friends about the fun they had. One architect is just like another.

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