One of the most important pieces of advice I could dole out on this site is this: . Don't ever take a job just for the money . I was a little surprised to discover that despite … [Read more...]
The Ethereal Decision-Making Process for the Creative Mind
The decision-making process can be as complicated or as simple as you want to make it. Me? I prefer simple ... because it's simple. That seems pretty obvious to me but I am constantly amazed just how … [Read more...]
Architectural Fees for Residential Projects
For someone who doesn't actually handle any of the billing in the office, I spend a lot of time thinking about billing. I have written two previous posts on the subject of architectural … [Read more...]
Take the high road
. News Flash I spend a lot of my waking hours talking to myself. I don't know when it started [yes I do] but regardless of how I try to change my behavior, I just can't seem to stop having these … [Read more...]
Architects and Moonlighting
Come on and admit it - we've either done it or we're thinking about doing it. It's the siren's call of moonlighting, beckoning you to the edge of darkness with the promise of being addressed as an … [Read more...]
The Art of saying “No”
Telling your client "no" is a bad idea. Except when it isn't ... but saying "no" is a practice you should try to avoid. I don't like to say no and I'll always try to find a way to avoid saying it … [Read more...]