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A Resource For Architects

Planning As A Service

1/2/2021

You should get paid for the planning work you do.

The Blueprint-Reading-Challenged

12/12/2020

'Reading blueprints' is not an innate talent.

How To Design - Schematic Design

12/6/2020

The benefits of this Seven Step Process of Schematic Design

Why You Should Understand The Personality of Software

11/28/2020

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Getting more than intended from software.

Cut And Fill Made Easy

11/22/2020

This can make engineers crazy.

Design Fees

11/15/2020

Estimating design fees is part science and part art … OK …
it’s math and guessing.

Publishing to Build Your Niche

11/14/2020

The purposeful way to develop a niche from nothing is to publish.

The TOC

11/7/2020

Uses For The Technical Specifications Table Of Contents

Using And Setting Up Trello

11/2/2020

This is one of the chapters in my e-book, Trello-PM. I want to give you a glimpse at what it is like to get set up with Trello™. See what you think...

Financial Management for Architects - Fundamentals 1

10/25/2020

Fundamentals - How an Architectural Firm Works

TWINDOW STORY

10/24/2020

A Story About Natatorium Windows

Planning A Basement - Rule Of Thumb

10/18/2020

Basements sound like a really good value -
residential, yes; commercial, no.

The Financial Model of an Architect’s Office is a well-kept secret. I have never seen it mentioned anywhere. But there are several things that need to be in balance to get positive financial results. The resources available from the AIA are only useful if you already have an MBA-like understanding of finances.

A Financial Model entails more than “Income minus Expenses should be a positive number.” Negative numbers equal poison. You can’t survive much poison.

I have to mention Page Highfill here. He is the architect who told me about the
financial model that architects need to know about.