Life of an Architect
JUNE 28, 2015
This was a day, just like any other day. I was minding my own business when I was visually assaulted by my hotel shower. ( That’s right … assaulted. ) For most people, they probably wouldn’t have even noticed. They would have taken their shower and moved on to the next part of their day without realizing just how close they had come with … THIS!!
EntreArchitect
JUNE 29, 2015
When Annmarie and I launched Fivecat Studio more than 15 years ago we had no projects, no clients and no money. We were two young architects seeking the freedom of our own firm. A friend helped start us off with our first project; a new local restaurant named Meetinghouse located in Bedford, New York. Meetinghouse led to other local projects and soon we were in business.
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Bruce F. Roth Architect
JUNE 1, 2015
The Woodstock Opera House Annex. The Woodstock Opera House, constructed in 1890 and listed on the National Register, is a centerpiece of the historic town square. The addition (or annex) is shoe-horned into a tight site and provides much-needed support space for this thriving institution. The design strategy was to create a building that stands alone, blends into the streetscape and does not detract from the historic structure that is the Opera House.
Life of an Architect
JUNE 14, 2015
If you consider yourself a designer, you should design everything. There are many things I do during a typical day – designing “stuff” is just one very small portion – but I still consider myself a designer more so than a project architect. To be considered a designer, it just means you need to think about the design of everything – and I mean everything.
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Life of an Architect
JUNE 17, 2015
If there is a topic in the design world that every designer unilaterally has an opinion on – its design contests. From my standpoint, I am a fan of contests where the goal of the contests falls in to one of two categories: Charitable – like the Life of an Architect Playhouse Design Competition, or Celebrates Design – which is the case of the Sub-Zero and Wolf Kitchen Design Contest, something that I have been a part of for almost two years now.
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Life of an Architect
JUNE 7, 2015
Did you know you can’t eat your house and have it too? That sentence doesn’t make a lot of sense to anybody most people but it’s a play on the wildly ( and incorrectly ) stated phrase “You can’t have your cake and eat it too.” The way that phrase should be stated is “You can’t eat your cake and have it too”, which makes a lot more sense when you pay attention to the subtle difference.
Life of an Architect
JUNE 30, 2015
If kitchen design was a race car, it would be Formula 1 … and that would make the Sub-Zero and Wolf Kitchen Design Contest ‘ Designers’ Choice Award ‘ the Monaco Grand Prix. I can think of no greater honor than receiving recognition from your peers for excellence, so in my mind, that makes this the most anticipated kitchen design award that you will find.
Life of an Architect
JUNE 18, 2015
Blob: Unless someone is on fire, don’t bother me. In fact, unless I’m on fire, don’t bother me. There are moments when you have to get a lot of work done and need to be left alone … yet THIS is the time that every human being on the planet seems to have some question. That consultant who seems to be dodging your calls?? Now is the time when they decide to call you back.
EntreArchitect
JUNE 15, 2015
This is a post pulled from the EntreArchitect archives. It was originally prepared in February 2013 by my friend Steven Burns, FAIA as Step 7 of the original EntreArchitect Academy “12 Steps to Success” Blog Series. Still one of the most popular posts on the blog; in this 3-part article Steven walks us through the step-by-step process of developing a powerful Profit Plan for our architecture firm.
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EntreArchitect
JUNE 9, 2015
Finding clients you seek to serve, who have projects with appropriate budgets and realistic schedules is very important. Understanding business fundamentals and building systems that will lead to a healthy profitable firm is critical. Developing an effective marketing strategy that provides appropriate leads and a sales system that converts those leads to clients, may make the difference between a thriving business and a endless loop of failure.
EntreArchitect
JUNE 22, 2015
At the beginning of each new year, along with my annual goals and business plan , I review my firm’s financials. I look at where we’ve been over the past 12 months and I prepare a projection to plan for the year ahead. Several years ago, I developed a Google Docs spreadsheet to calculate my projections. No bells. No whistles. No fancy accountant jargon.
EntreArchitect
JUNE 3, 2015
This is a guest post by Rand Soellner; a founding member of ArCH (Architects Creating Homes, LLC). Win – Win – Win. Recently the subject of specifications for residential architecture was discussed in detail on the EntreArchitect Podcast. This generated some interest in the subject nationwide, as it should. Why? If you are a licensed architect creating architectural documents for your projects, you might want to listen to that podcast and read this article.
Life of an Architect
JUNE 21, 2015
I don’t believe I have ever been called a false prophet, mostly because I don’t think I’ve ever been called anything that included the word “prophet” in it. However, this is the 3rd time I have come on the site here and talked about how verily sucketh-y my own master shower is and how I planned to removeth the sucketh from this mortal plane and replace-eth it with something – as Donald Trump would say – more “luxurious” But let’s not ge
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