Business of Architecture Podcast

Today's episode is part two of marketing an architecture firm with architect Mona Quinn, principal of Callidus Architects in Wellington, New Zealand. In this interview Architect Mona Quinn takes us behind the scenes of the successful marketing plan that booked her residential architecture firm solid in four months. Callidus architects is a New Zealand firm that specializes in the restoration and p...

In today's episode we talk with Mona Quinn, principal of Callidus Architects in Wellington, New Zealand. If you are a solo architect and you have questions about marketing an architecture firm, you won't want to miss this episode. We discuss: How to go from justifying your fees to having your clients accept they without question How to get the right clients to come to you How to raise your fees by...

Matthew Segal recently bought a former post office building and converted it into a 4 unit residential project which he just sold. Matthew Segal acted as the developer, designer, and builder for the project. Click here to read more about  Matthew Segal on Architect As Developer ang His First Project, the Fancy Lofts

This is part 1 of my interview with Matthew Segal. As a young designer working for Jonathan Segal, FAIA, Matthew developed, designed and built his own 4-unit multi-family project in San Diego, California. In this interview we discuss his work at Jonathan Segal Architect and lessons he has learned about architecture, development and construction. Click here to read more about  Matthew Segal on Arch...

Rob Paulus AIA has produced exceptional work from his home town of Tucson, Arizona. In addition to creating beautiful commercial and residential projects, Paulus has also been part of the development team on some of his projects. Click here to read more about  Rob Paulus AIA Architect as Developer Interview Part 2

In today's interview I talk with Rob Paulus, AIA. Rob is an architect in Tucson Arizona with a keen design sense that reflects the rugged desert surrounding Tucson. In addition to being an architect, Rob has also participated in the development of several projects as an "Architect as Developer". Click here to read more about  Rob Paulus AIA, Architect as Developer

This is part II of the episode where I talk with the creators of the wildly successful podcast that "dares to peek under the architectural kimono" and tell us what architecture is  really  about. Join Neal Pann, Evan Troxel, Cormac Phalen and I as we discuss social media for architects, architect's websites, and creating good architecture. Click here to read more about The  Archispeak Podcast Crew...

In this episode I talk with the creators of the wildly successful podcast that "dares to peek under the architectural kimono" and tell us what architecture is really about. Join Neal Pann, Evan Troxel, Cormac Phalen and I as we discuss social media for architects, architect's websites, and creating good architecture. Click here to read more about  Archispeak Podcast Crew on Business of Achitecture

Join Ben Miller and I as we discuss real estate investing, the mistakes architects make when developing their own projects, and more. Ben Miller is co-founder of Fundrise.com, a crowdfunding site for real estate investments. Fundrise is changing the way real estate development happens by putting power back in the hands of local residents. Instead of developments being funded by large, heavily capi...

Today's guest is Ben Miller, co-founder of Fundrise.com. Fundrise is changing the way real estate development happens by putting power back in the hands of local residents. Fundrise is a crowdsourcing platform for funding real estate developments. Instead of developments being funded by large, heavily capitalized institutional investors, Fundrise allows boutique investors to get part of the action...

Brought to you by the Business of Architect Podcast . Today's guest was listed by Forbes Magazine as one of the ten most transparent leaders in business and profiled in the New York Times as a case study in online business building. Pat Flynn is a bestselling author and recently released a new book "Let Go", a memoir about his journey from being laid off from his job as an intern architect in 2008...

Gregory LaVardera is a sole practitioner who runs a modern design architecture firm in New Jersey, just outside of Philadelphia. Greg is known for his innovative designs, including his modern home plan catalog, steel shipping box home designs, and the work of his architectural firm. Click here to read more about Selling Modern House Plans Online With Sole Practitioner  Gregory LaVardera, Architect

Al Cross is a Vice President at PGAV Destinations, a St. Louis firm that designs theme parks. Some of PGAV's latest projects include the Space Shuttle Atlantis Complex and Lost Kingdom at the Tulsa Zoo. In our interview Al talks about one thing his firm looks for when hiring fresh graduates and the two business strategies that have helped PGAV succeed. Click here to read more about Designing Desti...

Should architects design as well as build the projects they work on? Francisca Alonso thinks so. Ten years ago she started her architecture firm AV Architects in the Metro DC area. She found that the great relationships she had created while designing her clients' projects turned sour in the hands of a contractor. Instead of handing off the project, she decided to build her clients' projects. Watc...

Hilary Scruggs runs the design firm, Operative Ventures. Click here to read more about  Architect as Developer: Developing An Urban Lot in San Antonio into Two Units, with Hilary Scruggs

Forget Clients! Develop your own projects. "Now is the time to do it", says Jonathan Segal, FAIA in our latest interview on Business of Architecture TV.   Segal has been designing, developing and building his own projects in Downtown San Diego since the late 1980's. And he has found the rewards of doing so are unparalleled. Segal explains how architects can take advantage of their design skills to...

For more like this, visit http://www.businessofarchitecture.com/yt . In this episode, Lee Calisti, AIA shares what it took for him to leave full-time employment and start his own architecture firm as a sole practitioner in 2003. Lee Calisti is the principal architect and owner of Lee Calisti, Architecture + Design, located 1 hour south-east of Pittsburg, Pennsylvannia. Lee is also an adjunct facul...

Livingstone Mukasa is the founder of Archability.com , an online marketplace for design professionals. On Archability.com, architects, designers, and others in the building design industry can find work, bid on projects, and hire outsourced talent. Archability is a matchmaker that pairs those needing architectural and building design services with those who offer these services. Archability aims t...

Three years ago architect Bob Borson decided to start a blog "as a creative outlet" and "to try something new". Little did he know that within two years his blog would balloon to readership of over 250,000 views a month, making it one of the most visited blogs of an individual architect. As such, Bob has become a voice for architects as read by thousands of people. Bob's experience has lessons for...

The Business of Architecture podcast discusses marketing, finding the right clients, and starting an architecture firm.   Today's Episode 001: Wondering what it takes to launch an architecture firm from scratch? Today's guest did it. Our guest today has an incredible story of how she launched her firm during the greatest economic downturn since the great depression.   Listen in while Oscia Wilson,...