Business of Architecture UK Podcast

This week, we speak with Amos Goldreich of Amos Goldreich Architecture. Amos is a social media wizard who has been incredibly innovative with his usage of social media. His Instagram account goes into a lot of depth and detail about the behind-the-scenes of his practice and how they work, creating a compelling narrative and using the platform in a really innovative way to tell stories and engage with his prospective clients. In this interview, he also discusses some of the business acumen that he has acquired, the mindset that he has been developing to run a successful practice, and also a new scheme of working a 4-day week to increase productivity and fulfillment within his team. In this episode, you will discover how the firm built trust with their Instagram following different ways to reach out to potential clients the value of having a business mentor THIS WEEK'S RESOURCES Discovery Call with Rion https://www.businessofarchitecture.co... Know more about Amos Goldreich Architecture https://agarchitecture.net/ Check out Amos Goldreich Architecture's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/agarchitecture/ Amos' LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/amosgoldreich/

This week, we speak with marketing consultant and co-editor at Cambridge Architecture, Susie Lober, as we pick her brains and get some of her 18 years of experience in developing and implementing successful marketing strategies for architects. Since 2014, she's been running LO Marketing, a specialist marketing agency and communication support for architects. Before that, she was the Communications Manager and an associate at Fosters' and Partners. For this interview, Susie brings a broad and deep perspective on the architecture industry. Listen as she shares a lot of insights into how marketing and comms work both from a larger practice perspective and, from her experience working at LO Marketing, with smaller practices. In this episode, you will discover The obstacles architects face with their marketing The value of both outward-facing marketing and internal marketing How to best approach bid writing and make sure your message lands THIS WEEK'S RESOURCES Discovery Call with Rion https://www.businessofarchitecture.co.uk/discoverycall Know more about Susie Lober and Lo Marketing https://lomarketing.co.uk/ Susie's LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/susie-lober

This week, I am speaking with Herman Morgan who is the founder of M_A/D. Herman began his architectural studies at Southbank(!) in London, completing at Metropolitan University in 2006. He's worked for some great practices like Adjaye Associates, Arup, HOK, Grimshaw. He's done work on the 2012 Olympic Legacy venue and masterplanning for the London Euston | HS2. He co-founded the design studio M_A/D following a lot of research and his own expertise on tropical architecture and design, which led to a series of collaborations and commissions in the Caribbean and also in the U.K., particularly in Trinidad and Tobago. The way that the business model has evolved is really interesting. He is now involved in a number of development-led projects over in the Caribbean. In this interview, Herman discusses those projects, how they came into being, how he's utilized intimate expertise and local knowledge of the areas and how he's beginning to develop and evolve his practice. THIS WEEK'S RESOURCES Discovery Call with Rion https://www.businessofarchitecture.co.uk/discoverycall Know more about Herman Morgan and M_A/D https://www.m-ad.co/ Herman's LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasrasche/

This is a Business of Architecture Bonus Episode. Hello, and welcome back architect Nation. I'm Enoch Sears and this is the show where you'll discover tips, strategies and secrets for building an architecture practice that lets you do your best work, more often. Architects and related professionals design our world ... They make it safe, beautiful and sustainable. Yet for many, it feels like an uphill battle, and few get the recognition or credit they deserve for their creative work. Many firm owners become underpaid, glorified administrators, eeking out a living working on projects below their capabilities. What we've found is that architectural ability is just half of the equation, the other half is everything else involved in running a successful practice. This is because schools don't teach architects how to run a practice. As a result, society loses out on the creative genius of these professionals who are busy managing cash flow and putting out fires instead of doing their best work. On this episode, you'll discover the case studies of 5 practice owners who have structured their practices for creative freedom, fulfillment, and financial reward with the SMART Practice Method. Business of Architecture has developed and refined the SMART Practice Method over the past decade working with 100+ architecture and design practices. Recently, we celebrated the graduation of 32 firm owners in our SMART Practice program. On this episode, you'll hear 5 of their stories. And the exciting part is that I want you, podcast faithful listener, to listen to each of these stories, and then cast your vote for which of these 5 practice owners should win the 2021 Business of Architecture Transformation Award. Listen carefully, and take note on which stories resonate with you, which stories move you. You need to cast your vote by this Thursday, April 29, 2021. Vote by going to businessofarchitecture.com/transformation

Today I had the opportunity to speak with Thomas Rasche who has a lot of experience working both in the architectural sector and property. He is the author of a number of property books called "They Huffed and They Puffed: Why The Three Little Pigs Chose Their Buildings," "Concepts of Value in Property," and "Strategic Definition: Property Development Workbook." Thomas has a lot of experience working in property, property valuation, contracts, project and design management, architecture design, and consulting as well as a lot of teaching and in property around this idea of valuation in architecture. Today's discussion is one we hear again, and again, and again about how do we communicate value, and I think Thomas really brings a lot of depth and insight into this conversation. In this episode, you will discover How to communicate the value of architecture How do we view value in property How can architects learn to better align their design agendas with the business cases of their clients THIS WEEK'S RESOURCES Discovery Call with Rion https://www.businessofarchitecture.co.uk/discoverycall Know more about Thomas Rasche http://www.rasche.property/ Thomas' Twitter https://twitter.com/thomasrasche Thomas' LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasrasche/

Today's we have the fabulous Polly Bateman. Polly is a performance and mindset coach who specializes in being able to draw out and obliterate your hidden inner blocks and whip you into action towards your highest potential. She has worked with clients from all walks of life from entrepreneurs, C-suite executives, public figures, world-class athletes to creatives and is trained in ontological and transformational coaching. In this episode, you will discover -How to identify hidden inner blocks to performance -How you can remove these hidden blocks -How you can take yourself forward to reaching those high levels of performance. THIS WEEK'S RESOURCES Discovery Call with Rion https://www.businessofarchitecture.co.uk/discoverycall Know more about Polly Bateman https://thepollybateman.com/ Polly's LinkedIn https://uk.linkedin.com/in/thepollybateman

This week, I'm speaking to Michelle Lowe, the Founding Director of Redshell Consulting, about the importance of building powerful teams, keeping everybody focused on delivering for the good of the project, and the roles and relationships within the processes of construction. Redshell is a consultancy firm that offers project management, cost management, and claims consultancy. They are involved in the developmental roles and services to the construction industry, serving many various sectors, including private, high-end residential developers, households, commercial investors, as well as high-end world-class hotel and hospitality providers. In this episode, you will discover - The importance of being able to educate clients about other consultants that they're working with - The importance of varying how you respond how you educate, and how you deliver based on who your client is. - How everyone can start to collaborate and find ways of lifting the profession and industry. THIS WEEK'S RESOURCES Discovery Call with Rion https://www.businessofarchitecture.co.uk/discoverycall Redshell Consulting https://www.redshell.org/ Michelle's LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/redshellconsulting/

This week I'm speaking to property finance specialist Mark Watts of Yumo Finance, about how you can finance your development projects and better understand the financial processes our property developer clients work through. Make specialises in financial advisory, commercial lending and loans, mortgage lending and financial consulting all within the property sector. In this episode you will discover - The process a project will go through to obtain financial lending - The different types of mortgages, lending and financial products used by developers and that we can utilise - The obstacles many developers face when financing a project THIS WEEK'S RESOURCES Discovery Call with Rion https://www.businessofarchitecture.co.uk/discoverycall Yumo https://www.yumo.finance Mark's LinkedIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/markwattsyumo/

This week I'm speaking with Darren Bray the founder of Studio B.a.d, at the RIBA (pre lockdown), about the future of the profession, the power of listening and going beyond traditional architectural service propositions. Darren launched his own practice Studio – B.a.d in Hampshire: A thoughtful design studio interested in the social value of how 21 century architectural practice and how it can bring about community benefit through practice, education and research. They are based in Southampton and are currently engaged in domestic projects in Bilbao, Scotland, London, Southampton, and the New Forest, as well as the Dorset Tank Museum and a church refurbishment in Portsmouth. Previously Darren has spent the past 20 years, in private practice, coordinating a broad range of projects, including private houses, interior projects, community projects, educational projects, listed buildings & sports facilities. He was a key member of the multi award winning Pad Studio team. He has also Spent 10 years as a part time studio tutor at Portsmouth School of Architecture from 2007- 2017. In this episode you will discover: - Why listening is the architect's secret sauce - How architects and students can go beyond traditional boundaries and invent new career typologies - Why analysing our client's business plans empowers design THIS WEEK'S RESOURCES Discovery Call with Rion https://www.businessofarchitecture.co.uk/discoverycall Studio B.a.d https://studiobad.co.uk

For those of us perhaps suffering from lockdown fatigue - a dose of Faye Kilgour, the 'What If' Coach is just what the doctor ordered. Faye Kilgour is on a mission to support people to go from feeling overwhelmed and frustrated, to feeling inspired and ready to indulge in the 'what if…' of life. Faye has experience training educators in coaching skills, delivering coaching programmes to undergraduate students and facilitating workshops to support professionals develop their leadership skills. To deepen her skillset, Faye has also completed BSc (Hons) in Psychology and is delighted she is able to merge coaching skills and psychological tools to further support the growth of others. In this episode you will learn: - How we are often living in fight or flight without realising and how to break that cycle - How to implement a powerful routine and daily structure - How listening to your intuition in business can be an antidote burnout and overwhelm THIS WEEK'S RESOURCES DISCOVERY CALL WITH RION https://www.businessofarchitecture.co.uk/discoverycall FAYE KILGOUR - The What If Coach www.whatifcoachfaye.com Instagram: @thewhatifcoachfaye Twitter: @fkilgour LinkedIn: Faye Kilgour