Business of Architecture Podcast (Architect as Developer)
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.

Today we speak with Jason Boyer, an architect developer and founder of Boyer Vertical, a firm that specializes in developing sustainably minded, architecturally significant projects in the Phoenix Metro area. His first development project was the award-winning artHAUS condominiums in Midtown Phoenix, and Boyer is currently working on KARMA, a modern community of 11 homes coming to North Central Phoenix.

In this episode you'll discover how Jason leveraged 20+ years working in traditional architectural services to creating an integrated real estate, development and design company.

To learn more about Jason, go to his:

Website: https://boyervertical.com/#

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondboyer/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boyervertical/?hl=en

Arthaus Link: https://casestudies.uli.org/deal-profile-arthaus/

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Category:Architect as Developer -- posted at: 6:00am PDT

Drew Lang, founding principal of LANG Studio in New York, shares the challenges of being an architect developer and how many of those challenges were solved with a unique approach to the award-winning development in the Catskills, Hudson Woods.

Drew is an active advocate for positive collaboration in community and getting more readily to a place of joy in our work within the industry. With this philosophy in mind, Drew launched the newly reimagined social-media platform Brick & Wonder in 2020, to provide an online community where real estate and design professionals can go to connect, support, and network.

As an architect, Drew has been tapped to bring his design sensibility to even more new homes in the works in upstate New York. He can speak to trends in the housing market, as well as to the power of design and community-building in this new pandemic-shaped era.

To see more about Drew, visit his website at: https://langarchitecture.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drew-lang-0655b16

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/langarchitecture/?hl=en

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Category:Architect as Developer -- posted at: 6:00am PDT

Have you ever wanted to develop your own projects?

You know, have control over the design and reap the profit from all of your hard work?

Today's we'll be speaking with the CEO of one of San Diego's premiere boutique urban residential developers.

His company designs, develops and builds beautiful, contemporary single and multi-family projects, which both add to the local community make beautiful spaces for people to live in San Diego.

Soheil Nakhshab is the CEO of Nakhshab Development & Design, Inc.

On this episode you'll discover:

The 'secret' government-backed loan program that will let you develop a 4-plex property, with as little as 3.5% down (7:25)
How to get started as an architect-developer (4:52)
How to figure out a good development opportunity vs. a bad one (16:25)
Soheil's step by step process for figuring if a project pencils out (6:34)


Developing Residential Projects and Building Your Own House - Zeke Freeman

In this episode we learn:

  • How to build a successful business network
  • Tips for starting an architecture firm
  • How to make and build valuable relationships
  • About Zeke's experience cold-calling for new work
  • How Zeke designed and built his own house as an architect

Click here to read more about On Developing Projects and Building Your Own House: Zeke Freeman


See BusinessofArchitecture.com for additional information on this episode and to find others like it.

Click here to read more about Architect develops Urban Infill Projects In Denver, CO

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Category:Architect as Developer -- posted at: 11:00pm PDT

018 Matthew Segal on Developing a Post Office into a 4 unit Residential Project

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


017 Matthew Segal of Jonathan Segal FAIA

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 Architect as Developer and Real Estate Development


016 Rob Paulus AIA Architect as Developer

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


015 Architect Rob Paulus, AIA, Architect as Developer

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".

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012 Crowdsourcing Real Estate Investments with Ben Miller of Fundrise.com

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 capitalized institutional investors, Fundrise allows boutique investors to get part of the action by investing as little as $100 to a development project. Fundrise gives individuals the ability to invest directly in local properties without the unnecessary fees and middlemen of conventional real estate equity finance. With Fundrise, people now have the power to earn financial returns while building the city they want to live in.

Click here to read more about Architect as Developer - Crowdsourcing Real Estate Developments with Ben Miller of Fundrise.com part 2


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 by investing as little as $100 to a development project. Fundrise gives individuals the ability to invest directly in local properties without the unnecessary fees and middlemen of conventional real estate equity finance. With Fundrise, people now have the power to earn financial returns while building the city they want to live in.

Click here to read more about Architect As Developer - Crowdsourcing Real Estate Developments with Ben Miller of Fundrise.com


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


Architect as Developer: Taking Control of Design and Getting Paid for it, with Jonathan Segal FAIA
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 build equity in their own projects while shaping the built environment in positive ways.
 
In this interview Segal explains:
 
The first steps to take if you want to develop your own project.
The three project types you should consider for your first project.
An overview of the online course he is using to spread this knowledge, Architect as Developer.
 
Listen now and share if you know someone who could use this information!
 

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