When you’ve secured a job offer, you may believe your search is over. But you’re not done yet. After you receive an offer, your present employer may make a counteroffer. HR and recruitment experts feel that accepting a counteroffer is career suicide. But in the last several months, many recruiters have seen an above-average number […]

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I’m prepared to catch a lot of flak from my fellow architects for this article, and look forward to the dialogue.  It is my opinion that architects should be specialists in only a couple types of projects.  Many of us, especially sole proprietors or those at small firms, feel that architects are problem-solvers that can […]

After leaving Santa Barbara at the age of 18, I lived in San Francisco for about ten years, and then its antithesis, Orange County, for the subsequent ten years. Parking was impossible in San Francisco, and I quickly relinquished my car and used public transportation (which cost me $28 per month), my own two feet […]

The business start-up experts say that it’s much more profitable to sell a product than to sell your time.  Even if your company is truly a consulting business, it’s better to figure out a way to package your services as a product, as Oracle did. Even the architectural experts say architects must start charging based […]

Here are just a few of the basics: Determine Goals: Goals should be determined by the company president (and other partners as the firm grows).  What are the goals?   To work on fun projects? To innovate? To grow an office that will survive you?  To grow people?  To get published and become well known?  To […]

Architectural fees are generally proportional to construction costs.   A higher construction cost represents more complex details and finishes.  More complex details and finishes require more time-consuming design services.  Thus, a higher-end space requires higher design fees. These days, many of us tenant improvement architects are designing spaces that are more budget-conscious than image-conscious.  Yet even […]

Starting an architectural firm is far easier than sustaining one long-term. Yet, it is still not a simple task to break out on your own. Many people dream of ditching their jobs, hanging their shingle, and being an entrepreneur. Once you finally become licensed, you can call yourself an Architect and accept projects. But how […]

Whether you want to start or grow your own architectural practice or get ahead at your corporate job, Elisa Garcia can help you design your career in architecture. Elisa’s mission is to improve architecture by improving it’s architects. Great buildings are the result of great people. Elisa specializes in assisting owners of small to medium-sized […]