Technology

Wired City: How Technology is Remapping the Urban Environment

Long gone are the days when technology’s impact on our daily lives could be reduced to fun new gadgets and smaller cell phones. Today, the integration of computing capabilities with the physical world is changing how we live, work, interact and navigate our cities, simultaneously redefining the architecture industry. Over the last few decades technology […]

Interviews

How an Architecture Grad and Foodie Built an Ice Cream Empire Worth $7.5 Million

Do you want to get into the heads of the top initiators and performers from the architectural community? If so, we heartily welcome you to “Archipreneur Insights”! In this interview series, we talk to the leaders and key players who have created outstanding work and projects within the fields of architecture, building and development. Get […]

Creative Strategies

5 Ways Architecture Students Can Get Started as Entrepreneurs

Do architecture students as a whole realize their entrepreneurial potential? I don’t believe so. Architecture students are a rare breed: creative perfectionists that are ambitious enough to accept all-nighters as the norm. But far too often they dismiss the financial value of their skillset and complain about the lack of job prospects and associated compensation. […]

Architect as Developer

Co-Housing: A Chance to Start Your Own Project

If you’re tired of waiting for investors and want to jumpstart your own project, co-housing might be the perfect solution. Over the last few decades co-housing has become a way for architects to self-initiate and realize projects that would hardly see light of day through conventional project development channels. What is Co-Housing? Co-housing is an amalgamation […]

Entrepreneurship

Hitting the BIG Time: Bjarke Ingels on Entrepreneurship and Architecture

Henrik Werdelin, partner at venture development firm Prehype, has released a podcast episode in which he speaks to Danish architect Bjarke Ingels about entrepreneurship, business and the convergence of architecture and technology. Entitled “Bjarke Ingels – What Entrepreneurs and Architects can Teach Each Other”, the conversation centers around the idea of architecture as a hybrid […]

Interviews

How to Use Social Media to Market Your Architectural Business with Claudia Lorusso

Welcome back to “Archipreneur Insights”, the interview series with the architectural, design and building community’s movers and shakers. The series highlights people who have an architectural degree but have since followed an entrepreneurial or alternative career path in the field. This week’s interview is with Claudia Lorusso, Architect and Social Media Manager from the beautiful […]

Architect as Developer

3 Ways to Finance Your Project without Private Equity

Traditionally, architects must rely on clients to achieve their design vision and this often means trading hours for dollars. Without the financial capital, an architect’s work remains merely theoretical, leaving us to wonder how architects may empower themselves to develop their own ideas and alter the traditional business model. Read this list of three ways […]

Interviews

A New Way of Presenting Space in the Internet with Archilogic

Welcome back to the interview series “Archipreneur Insights” at archipreneur.com with architects who do interesting things. The series highlights people who have an architectural degree but have since followed an entrepreneurial or alternative career path in the field. This week’s interview is with four architects from Zurich, Switzerland. The founding team of archilogic.com: Pascal Babey, Frederic Schwarz, […]

Business

9 Creative Business Development Strategies for Architects and Designers

Whether you’re a large architecture firm or a small, boutique design studio, everyone needs a plan for generating new business. The prospect of working on RFPs (Request For Proposals) and RFQs (Request For Qualifications) to win a place on the shortlist. However, is daunting and something very few people look forward to. Fortunately, it’s not […]

Interviews

Design + Development: How to Create Aesthetic and Economic Value with Ari S. Heckman

Do you want to get into the heads of the top initiators and performers from the architectural community? If so, we heartily welcome you to “Archipreneur Insights”! In this interview series, we talk to the leaders and key players who have created outstanding work and projects within the fields of architecture, building and development. Get […]

Creative Strategies

6 Reasons Why Every Architect Should Write a Blog

Running a blog that complements your architectural practice can have a significant impact on the success of your business. Approaches may vary in format and choice of platform, but writing combined with designing can help you build a strong online presence, reach new audiences and gain useful feedback from your clients. Writing about architecture and […]

Innovation

Branching Out: 9 Architects Who Created Innovative Products

Everyone would like to be their own boss. The unique skillset that is acquired with an architectural education is particularly beneficial when it comes to developing creative solutions to real problems. Read this list of nine architects who created a product to see how other professionals have launched their own lucrative businesses with an architectural […]

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