The most common aspect of owning an Architecture Firm is wondering where the next project will come from. This pressure can kill the joy of running your practice. One of the most powerful ways to avoid this is to picking the right niche. In a recent episode on how to earn 6 figures or more as an architect - choosing the right niche was one of the 7 tips I gave.

From the vault today, we have John Sofio, founder of Built Inc., who started out in residential design build almost 30 years ago. Today, his firm has niched into designing and building some of the most iconic nightclubs around the United States.

 

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Carpe Diem!

Have you ever worked with a client and thought - if I were in their shoes I'd do things differently?

 

Perhaps you've daydreamed about what you'd do if you held the purse strings - and had 100% design control.

 

Would you design your projects the same?

 

And what if you could make a profit off of the project, not just collect a fee?

 

Today's guest has done just that.

 

On this episode, you'll hear from the CEO of one of San Diego's premiere boutique urban residential developers.

 

After losing everything in the Iranian revolution, his family moved to California to start from scratch.

 

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

 

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.

 

On this episode you'll discover:

 

In today's episode, we continue our interview with the principles of Modative - a successful Los Angeles design-build architecture firm that was founded in 2006 and has grown over the past few years. Today we discuss their goals and the principles behind their firm's success.

Click here to read more about The Secrets to a Successful Architecture Firm: Business and Design Philosophy

In this episode we discuss the question: How Does an Architect Design and Build? Architect David Doucette talks about the difficulties he had in running a design build firm as an architect and the mistakes you should avoid if you are setting out to do this on your own.

Click here to read more about How Does An Architect Design And Build?

Click here to read more about How To Design Build, Avoide These Mistakes For Success With David Doucette 

How to build your own modern modular home - interview with architect Heather Johnston. This is part 2 of my interview with Heather where we discuss how she designed and build a modern modular home in sunny La Jolla, California.

Click here to read more about Build Your Own Home - Architect Heather Johnston Builds Her Own Modern Modular Home

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. Watch this video to find out why she says offering construction services was the best thing that happened to her architecture firm. Now they offer to build their architect projects, not just design them.

Click here to read more about Architect Led Design Build with Francisca Alonso