Tue, 25 April 2017
Today we are joined by two architects based in Austin, Texas. Tim Derrington is the principal of Derrington Building Studio, a firm focused on community and domestic architecture. Jared Haas is the principal of Unbox Studio, a collaborative modern design studio. Several years ago they came together to form the Eastside Collective, a co-working space for architects and design-focused businesses. The found the space, took out financing, and built out the space with their own blood, sweat and tears - you'll hear more about that later. In today's episode they talk about how the Eastside Collective came about, including the challenges along the way and how much time, effort and money it took to pull this project off.
Direct download: Ep194-Startup-Stories-Eastside-Collective.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:29am PDT |
Wed, 19 April 2017
Today is the second part of my interview with AB design studio principal Josh Blumer. AB design studio is an award-winning architecture firm based out of Santa Barbara, California. Go here to watch the first half of our interview on Taking Your Architecture Firm To The Next Level. Today's episode is all about business operations 101 for architects, including in the trenches tips for running your architecture firm more efficiently, and how to create business processes that improve profitability and client experience. You'll also discover:
Direct download: Ep193-architecture-firm-business-operations-101-Josh-Blumer.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:45am PDT |
Thu, 13 April 2017
In this episode, AB design studio principal Josh Blumer talks about how to take your architecture firm to the next level. AB design studio is an award-winning architecture firm based out of Santa Barbara, California. Josh Blumer began his Santa Barbara architectural career working ten years with a top Southern California architecture design firm where he gained valuable experience in design, project management and construction while designing and executing custom high-end residential projects and award-winning commercial Tenant Improvement projects. In 2005, Josh joined forces with architect Clay Aurell to create AB design studio. In this episode, you'll discover:
Direct download: Ep192-Taking-Firm-Next-Level-Josh-Blumer.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:01am PDT |
Thu, 6 April 2017
Today is the second part of my interview with Kenneth P. Baker, the Co-Managing Principal of Gensler's Southeast Region. In addition to co-managing the southeast region and being on the Gensler Management Committee, Kenneth Baker is considered a global expert on workplace design and planning, having designed more than 10 million square fee of corporate headquarters and offices for law firms and financial institutions around the world. If Gensler's Southeast Region were ranked separately from Genlser, it would be one of the 10 largest firms in the United States, to give you a sense of the size and responsibility of this position. In today's episode, you'll discover:
Direct download: Ep191-Powerful-Firm-Culture-Inside-Outside-Kenneth-Baker.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:58am PDT |