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Types of Potential Patrons (Clients) #015

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We learn a lot from the experience of the different types of clients. we reach and their dealings. Every client has different curiosities, different needs, and different preferences. Often the clients' budgets and requirements do not match, forcing them to compromise on their dreams in the name of modernity. Practicing professional architects understand your feelings very well. They know your hesitation very well, so architects collect your project budget and project details before the project starts. Complete project information with approx. budget ensures that your dream project will be completed simultaneously or in phases. The decision of which depends on the budget of the client. Complete project information the client provides helps control the project construction cost. When your dream project is accomplished, architects are just as happy as clients. Commitment, discipline, and rules are very important in our life, from project information to designing and from design to pro...

Decreasing the value of Architect? #014

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Why the value of architects is decreasing in today’s lifestyle Yes; Maybe… With the population in our country increasing, the demand for our profession is also increasing. New architecture colleges are being built, and thousands of new graduates, postgraduate, and doctoral architects are entering the market to pursue their professional practice every year. Due to this, the competition among professionals is also increasing continuously. Because of this, the standard of architects is also falling somewhere. Today architects are forced to forget all their standards to take the project, so the quality of the designs and drawings are not up to the standards. In the 90s, the Patron (Client) followed the architect; today, the architects follow the Patron (Client). Even in the early 90s, builders were the Patrons (Clients) of architects but they followed the architects and the buildings built by them still stand proudly. Now the same builders have been established in the real estate industry ...

Are Architects Important? #013

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  Yes; Architects are significant. Many people used to come to us so that you could design this project for us. Our architects are not available yet, and we do not have time to wait for them. Don’t worry about the fees. If we like your work, then you will stay connected with us. We have no shortage of work. Many people used to give us great incentives to design their projects and cut off contact with us after we completed the project design. These people used to disappear with basic designs and did not even pay fees. We had to go through this kind of experience many times. Most of these people were either very close or came from the recommendation of some very close relative or friends, which we could not refuse. It was also our immaturity to the business that we used to say “YES” considering that a project design was included in our portfolio. Many people used to say that the fees would be paid after the work was completed and that the designs and drawings did not live up to their...

Architecture, Professional Practice and Prospects #012

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  As you know, architects provide their services as a professional practice in many categories… Category-A 1. By the name of individual office as a brand, 2. By the name of a design consultant as a brand, 3. By the name of the group or organization as a brand, Category-B 4. By the office in personal name, 5. By personal name without any office, Category-C 6. Most individual architects provide their services to Category-A & B or through Category-A & B, Category-D 7. Directly to the Government as a job. 8. 3rd party-based service – commission-based services. Who are the recipients of our services? On whom the whole profession rests. 1. Upper class like; big business tycoons or brands… “Well Organized” 2. Government Projects or Government-related Projects… “Fluctuate as per Government Stability” 3. Real-Estate Projects…”Few Organized & Mostly Unorganized” 4. Individual Projects… “Depends on fund Structure” 5. Non-Government Public Projects… “Depends on fund Structure” 6. W...

Business Leads ‘B2B’ for Architecture #011

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  B2B Lead Services are not very effective in the Profession of Architecture. What is the working style of any B2B portal on search engines? Is it useful to grow the business of architecture ? For taking the service from a B2B service provider architect or firm pays a fixed amount in the lure of getting the project, in return the B2B service provider gives you the stipulated leads in the stipulated time frame. B2B service providers send the same lead inquiry to 5 to 10 Architects or firms without knowing to whom they are sending the lead. But is that lead useful for that architect or not? Did that architect or firm pay you for that kind of lead? If the architect or firm complains about not getting a useful lead from a B2B service provider, that lead is replaced. As this trend continues the Architects or firms try to adapt themselves according to the leads received from B2B service providers and change their style of working as they have invested their money by taking service fro...