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. For small firm architect business owners, regular posting on social media platforms can help build brand recognition and drive engagement with potential clients. However, creating and publishing social media content can be time-consuming, and it can be challenging to keep up with regular posting schedules. Fortunately, there are several web-based automation tools available that can help strea ..read more

In 1992 Gene Kohn, Chairman and Founder of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) spoke at my architecture school. I was a 22-year-old architecture student and a born entrepreneur. Gene inspired me that day. He changed my life as an architect and indirectly impacted an entire generation of architect business owners through EntreArchitect. At his talk, Gene explained how important it was to focus on the business of architecture before all else, how finding the right partners with focused strengths, greater than his own was critical to his success, and how growing his network by establishing real h ..read more

The story of growing Kohn Pedersen Fox from 3 partners to an international architecture firm of 700+ In 1992 Gene Kohn, Chairman and Founder of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) spoke at my architecture school. I was a 22-year-old architecture student and a born entrepreneur. Gene inspired me that day in 1992. He changed my life as an architect and indirectly impacted an entire generation of architect business owners through EntreArchitect. At his talk, Gene explained how important it was to focus on the business of architecture before all else, how finding the right partners with focused st ..read more

By Leo MacLeod This scenario might sound familiar: After receiving a delegated task, the person emails back half-done work, saying, “Did as much as I could; kicking it back to you.” You take the bait and help out and kick it back to the person. They hit another wall, and you help again. This continues until you wonder why you don’t finish the project yourself. In the classic Harvard Business Review article “Management Time: Who’s Got the Monkey?,” authors William Oncken, Jr. and Donald L. Wass make it clear: to be effective at delegating, you need to understand the hidden costs of work that ..read more

What are Cap Rates? By Jed Byrne Have you ever been at a real estate conference or event and heard folks slinging around jargon you are not familiar with? In the “Development Jargon” series I hope to demystify the language of development. If you have suggestions for future demystifications, let me know on Twitter! Today I am going to explain the cap rate. In addition to a simplified definition, I will give use cases and provide a few exercises to test your newfound knowledge. What is a cap rate? A cap rate is used to compare the value of income producing real estate. There are many diffe ..read more

Have you ever been afraid of growing your family and how it would impact your professional life?  Many women are afraid that motherhood would force them to pause – or stop entirely – their architectural careers. Pre-Order Now We all know that architecture and motherhood both are high-pressure jobs, and the lack of flexibility that accompanies our industry overall doesn’t make it any easier for mothers to stay in balance with their professional growth. Data from the 2020 annual report of the NAAB revealed that 50% of the students enrolled in NAAB-accredited architecture programs were femal ..read more

How to Start Building Professional Relationships Photo by Ruben Ramirez on UnsplashIntroduction So, you are interested in building professional relationships? The following article can be used as a guide to not only review the “how” of building connections, but also to think about “why” you should. Instructions To get the most out of this article, take the time to think through each set of questions and arrive at your own answers. Use the attached prompts, if helpful. Follow up with with any additional questions or required clarification – you can find me on Twitter @OakCityCRE or on LinkedIn ..read more

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. With diverse topics such as Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Justice initiatives, how to get started with Revit, developing a powerful message to attract your Ideal Client, sole practitioner architects, and architects who build, the top five episodes of the past year with provide information, inspiration, and motivation to build your best firm. Here are the top 5 episodes of 2021: Number 5 with 6,5 ..read more

This is a project done in 2020. We, the humans, forget that we make things beyond need. We want outcomes so badly that we confuse desire with necessity. Things like war, a pandemic, a broken bone tell us pretty quickly that we while are fully righteous in our expectations,  there is no such thing as transactional entitlement. When creating things,  earn nothing, we buy nothing – we are just given a place to make things. When it comes to architecture, the basics demand  survival and safety. Beyond that baseline all design is humanity. There is nothing wrong with that, in fact th ..read more

This model is smaller than my fist. Today, models like these are mostly done in two dimensions, on screens, after some scribbles, some hard-lining (on a screen) of those scribbles. Creation results. It really does not matter how you vision, revision, or make before finding what is to be made, the important reality is to connect your mind to the place, people, ideas, requirements, Craft, and limits of law and nature that are to be imposed. These are the methods of “practice”, but before the procedures are set, those means need to follow how the creator thinks and visions, then works through th ..read more