Business of Architecture Podcast
Discover strategies, tips and secrets for running a fun, flexible and profitable architecture practice. The focus here is simple: discussion of ways for architects to create a dream architecture practice: design what you want, when you want, and get paid well for it.
Never Give Up! Starting a (Building) Design Firm From Scratch With Cavin Costello

In 2009, as a newly minted MArch graduate, Cavin Costello moved from the East Coast to Phoenix, Arizona with high hopes of finding his dream architecture job. Over the next 4 months, he sent out over 250 resumes and made hundreds of phone calls. His tale is an inspiring story of perseverance. Four years later he is a partner after starting his own design firm.

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Category:Starting a Firm -- posted at: 8:11pm PDT

Negotiating Architectural Contracts, business tips from Business of Architecture

On today's show, we talk with Mariana Idiarte about negotiating architectural contracts. She has worked with firms such as Rem Koolhaas' firm OMA to help negotiate architectural contracts.

Here's the link to watch the video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyO9A_CU80I

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Category:general -- posted at: 9:30pm PDT

Architect James Butterworth shares some of the tactics he has used to grow his young architecture firm.

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Here on the Business of Architecture show we talk about two words that don't often go together, money and architecture. Yes, we talk about what a lot of architects don't like talking about, how to make enough money as an architect to pursue the kind of projects you want to work on.

Here on the show we believe that making good money facilitiates making good architecture and living a full life that isn't hampered by the stress of paying the bills or finding the jobs.

In this episode, UK architect James Butterworth takes us on a journey through the economic crash, getting laid off from his corporate architecture job, to fully booking his architecture practice and looking to hire more people.

James has figured out how to market and get more clients for his firm, he appreciates that you need various marketing channels to work simultaneously if you want real clients.

Direct download: From-let-go-to-fully-book-firm-James-Butterworth.mp3
Category:Starting a Firm -- posted at: 11:14pm PDT

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