I’m a believer in architect Sarah Susanka’s “Not So Big” philosophy. The conversation with my clients starts: Let’s figure out what your anticipated use of the space may be … and design enough of it, not too much, not too little. Approaching the spaces thoughtfully, we make it simple and beautiful.
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While designing a home, keep the future in mind, especially because aging in place has become more of a reality. Here’s the short list of things to consider even if you are currently perfectly healthy and physically able:
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Architect Marketing Institute Offers New Step by Step Program that Transforms Design Firms Using Breakthrough Marketing. Through a free online class, “Unfair Marketing Secrets for Architects,” AMI co-founder Richard Petrie introduces the latest Design Firm Accelerator, known as SIX or “Sunshine Island Express.”
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Visalia, California; February 28, 2018 – The Architect Marketing Institute (AMI) held a one-day architecture firm marketing workshop in London in January. Architect and AMI co-founder Enoch Sears hosted the event attended by architects from the UK and continental Europe.
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Who inspires you? For me, it’s been a combination of people at different points in my life and career. One thing I’ve noticed is that the best mentors, the great ones, are always pushing.
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A WELL Designed™ home will support you in so many ways. Rather than taking care of your home, the home will take care of you. Imagine a space where you can really relax, after a long day of running a business, working for charity, and taking care of your kids. Your bedroom, bathroom, and meditation space can feel like a sanctuary, a retreat.
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As a design-build firm we don’t do cookie-cutter, one-size-fits-all design. This is the essence of what it means to be an Architect-Builder.
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I partner with many contractors and we share the fear of ‘what could go wrong?’ Here are ways architects and contractors work together in home building.
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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater in western Pennsylvania is one of the very first architectural iconic buildings I ever visited. What you see in pictures is never the same as being there. On this visit, I felt the significance of scale and sensory connection.
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Sometimes checklists and marketing plans are not what you want. We asked around within Architect Marketing Institute (AMI) for alternatives. As you transition from 2017 to 2018, try searching out the answers to one or more of these questions and then following up:
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