I’ve been running my own freelance consultancy business for nearly six months now, hardly any time at all, but before that I ran architects practices and can see how difficult everyone who purchases …
Architects: A Businesslike Practice vs Design Quality – how to get both
Is it possible to be successful in architecture and make money? Of course it is. Here are some thoughts about how. The recent RIBA Building Futures report “A Future for Architects?” included a …
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Sticking Plaster – paying RIBA graduates the minimum wage
Training to become an architect is a long process, involving five years of study interspersed with two years of practical experience in architects offices, and ending in a final exam, also taken in …
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The Third Reason Why You’re Losing Work
Many people who run businesses aren’t in it because they love it, and they aren’t constantly motivated to change things for the better. Why should they if it is working? It is only when other …
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Architects: My Client Doesn’t Understand Me
The RIBA Linkedin group has been hosting an interesting discussion thread called ‘Re-Educating Clients’ over the last few months in which I have been participating. You can see it by clicking the link …
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Architects Low Pay – What to do about it
Low Pay is a subject of some discussion amongst architects, not least in the UK, where Keith Tomlinson has set up a Facebook Page ‘Architects Against Low Pay’ to campaign for change. When I wrote …
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