Business of Architecture Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Architect as Developer: Operative Ventures - Hilary Scruggs Mar 16, 2013

Show notes

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 Mar 06, 2013

Show notes

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! Click here to read more about Architect as Developer: Taking Control of Design and Getting Paid for it, with Jonathan Segal FAIA

Starting an Architecture firm and being a Solo Architect with Lee Calisti Feb 21, 2013

Show notes

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 faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University where he teaches architecture. In addition to his architectural practice, Lee writes about his life as an architect on his popular blog, ThinkArchitect.Wordpress.com. In this episode, Lee explores the reasons why he left full-time employment to sail the uncharted and often stormy waters of sole proprietorship. He tells us how long it took to replace the salary he left while working for another firm, his most successful marketing channels, and more. Click here to read more about Architect Unveiled, Tales of Starting An Architecture Firm: Lee Calisti AIA

Entrepreneur Architect, Livingstone Mukasa, outsourcing design services and finding work with Archability Jan 15, 2013

Show notes

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 to put back to work some of the unemployed architects who have been suffering ever since the real estate bubble burst in 2008. In today's interview, Livingstone talks about how he went from being an unemployed architect himself to pitching Archability the Demo Silicon valley technology conference. Livingstone's story is inspiring for any architect who has an entreprenuerial spirit and wants to apply design training to a parallel field.

Click here to read more about Helping The Unemployed Architect and Outsourcing Architecture, Livingstone Mukasa of Archability.com

Blogging with Bob Borson, Life of an Architect, and Social Media for Architects Jan 05, 2013

Show notes

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 those who wish to use the internet to find the right clients and use the power of the internet for marketing an architecture firm. In this interview, he discusses how his firm survived the lean years, how he finds new clients as an architect, why he started a blog, and social media for architects. On his blog, Life of an Architect, Bob writes about life through the lens of an architect. Some of his most popular posts cover subjects such as the reasons to be an architect, the reasons not to be an architect, how much money an architect makes and the salary of an architect, and the communication skills needed by architects. You can read more at his blog Life of an Architect. For more like this, visit Business of Architecture.

Click here to read more about Blogging with Bob Borson, Life of an Architect, and Social Media for Architects

Architect Interview - Oscia Wilson (Starting a Firm) Business of Architecture Dec 18, 2012

Show notes

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, owner of Boiled Architecture, pulls back the curtain on what it really takes to launch an architecture firm. Find out how much money it took, how long, and the creative strategy she used to hire the right architects. Click here to read more about Starting An Architecture Firm, Marketing for Architects and Fidning A Niche: Interview With Architect Oscia Wilson of Boiled Architecture