Business Of Architecture Uk Podcast

This week, I am speaking with Dennis Austin of Daab Design. Dennis has 30 years designing award-winning projects in both Europe and America. He's enjoyed the cultural richness of living and practicing in New York, Paris, and London. He's a French speaker. He believes in the earnest collaboration between client, architect, engineer, and contractor. Prior to creating Daab Design, Dennis had held positions for about 17 years. He was at RSH+P, Calatrava, and Viñoly to name a few, so an incredible array of large practice experience as well as working in smaller practices himself. In this episode, Dennis outlines this collaborative approach and how a small practice actually might approach larger practices. He goes into a lot of depth about his experience in large practices and small practices and how the two can come together. He relates his own experience of large-scale infrastructure and how that has been translated into the types of work he's doing now in his own practice. We also discuss the future of collabora

This week, I'm speaking to Dale Sinclair, the Director of Innovation at AECOM, one of the world's largest infrastructure consultancies. His core expertise is in delivering large-scale projects using innovative, interdisciplinary workflow-aligned digital tools developed within AECOM's technology partners. He's also an author. He published several books on the lead designer role and on design management. He also authored the RIBA Plan of Work 2020 and was recently described as a pragmatic futurist. He is also the RIBA Ambassador for Collaboration and sits on the Construction Industry Council and BRE Global boards. In this episode, we talked a lot about the future of the industry, the innovations that AECOM has been furthering to grow their business. We also looked at the future of construction and the role of the architect within that, and the intersection between new technologies. THIS WEEK'S RESOURCES Access your free training at http://SmartPracticeMethod.com/ If you want to speak directly to our advisors,

This week, I'm talking to Tomasz Romaniewicz who is an Associate at Bond Bryan. He's in charge of land regeneration and development. He commenced his current position at Bond Bryan at around 2017 and has become a specialist with a focus on bridging the gap between the traditional norms of architect and developer. These duties include sourcing development opportunities on and off-market and acting as a lead architect on regeneration projects within the practice. This was a really interesting conversation because we got to speak about a lot of different topics. We looked at the reasons for Bond Bryan being based in Birmingham, and we look at Birmingham as a hub for development and one of the major players in the UK. We discuss developer and land strategies and proactive business models that Bond Bryan is currently utilizing. We also talk about the structure of Bond Bryan and Tomasz's role in that.   THIS WEEK'S RESOURCES Access your free training at http://SmartPracticeMethod.com/ If you want to speak directly

This week, I'm speaking to Peter Farrall and Stephen Brookhouse who are co-authors of "Good Practice Guide: Fees," recently published from the RIBA. Peter Farrall is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Liverpool where he is responsible for the Professional Studies as well as being a studio tutor on the BA and MArch courses. Prior to his current position, he was a partner in a small multi-disciplinary practice in Chester, specializing in the education sector. Stephen is currently the Professor of Professional Practice in Architecture at the University of Westminster. He's a chartered architect with over 30 years of experience as the director of a commercial practice and professional teaching. In this episode, we discuss what brought the two of them together to write the book on fees, and we look at some of the issues that practices face around percentage fees and why percentage fees typically and traditionally don't really work. We discuss the importance of negotiation in determining the fees and how fees s

This week, I'm speaking to Matthew Dearlove who is the Head of Design of Greenwich Peninsula at Knight Dragon, the development company. Matthew's career started off as an architect, trained in Cambridge and the Royal College of Art. He's worked internationally. He worked for a brief period at Robert Stern Architects. He was a research associate at Helen Helen Hamlyn Research Centre. He's worked for De Matos Storey Ryan, Anouska Hempel Design. He's also founded his own company called Blocwork, which he ran for a number of years. Most recently, he transitioned his career from the design aspects over into the role of working with developers and kind of almost being a translator between the value of good high-quality design and public space, and how that can be translated into financial and business gains for developer clients. Knight Dragon is a really forward-thinking development company that has a reverence for design and has a deep understanding of the craft. Their new project Design District, which is locate

This week, we meet Peter Corbett who is the Co-Founder, along with David Tasker, of Corbett and Tasker, a design-focused structural engineering practice. I actually had the good fortune to work with Peter on a number of projects, and I've always been incredibly impressed with their approach, their creativity, their expertise, and the way that they can bring a project together. They really understand the aesthetic and design vision of the architect. In this episode, Peter and I discuss the growth of Corbett and Tasker. We talk about what it's like to work with architects and how to deal with clients.   THIS WEEK'S RESOURCES Access your free training at http://SmartPracticeMethod.com/ If you want to speak directly to our advisors, book a call at https://www.businessofarchitecture.com/call Know more about Corbett and Tasker: https://corbett-tasker.com/ Peter's LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-corbett-a9a88168/

This week, I'm talking to Oz Lancaster who's the Founder and Director of Oz Designs, a London-based interior design company. Oz works with an extraordinary array of high-profile clients from royal families to high net worth individuals, and she's got an international portfolio of stunning work. In this interview, Oz and I discuss how she has grown her business, how she has won those clients and the elements of developing clients into long-lasting relationships that lead to referrals or, as she says, how to tap into the veins of gold. We also discuss fees and the importance of delivering consistently high-quality work.   THIS WEEK'S RESOURCES Access your free training at http://SmartPracticeMethod.com/ If you want to speak directly to our advisors, book a call at https://www.businessofarchitecture.com/call Know more about Oz and Os Designs https://www.ozlancaster.com/ Oz' LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/oz-%C3%B6zge-lancaster-74770826/

This week, I'm speaking to Martin King who is an Architect and the Practice Leader of Douglas and King Architects. Douglas and King grew up in Shoreditch in East London, in a time before it was the uber-trendy design fashion capital location of East London. They were actually one of the architects that were responsible for contributing to a lot of the locale's growth. Many of Douglas and King's early clients were not sophisticated developers that were buying up land in Shoreditch, but actually, they were laypeople and landowners of underdeveloped properties and semi-derelict warehouses. This created a unique opportunity for the practice in helping develop their design agendas, their expertise, and how they can best be serving these lay developers, and very much put the architect in the driving seat at the front of the project. Currently, they work with more large housing developers, more sophisticated clients, large city owners, and they maintain that client base of lay landowners and private sector developer

This week, I am talking to Alan Dempsey who is the architect, entrepreneur, and founder of Nex, which is a London-based design studio. Alan has an entrepreneurial past. He has set up and owned several businesses from a young age. He's always had a passion for design and architecture. He's got a deep amount of experience in working on the construction side. He was actually a consultant at Laing O'Rourke between 1998 to the year 2000. After that, he was actually project director at Future Systems, so we discussed a few of the insights that he gleaned working there. Then we discussed how he has grown the business at Nex and some of their current projects, how they worked, how they've grown, and how they've evolved.   THIS WEEK'S RESOURCES Access your free training at http://SmartPracticeMethod.com/ If you want to speak directly to our advisors, book a call at https://www.businessofarchitecture.com/call Discovery Call with Rion https://www.businessofarchitecture.co.uk/discoverycall Know more about Nex Architectur

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://agarchitectur

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.businessofarch

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

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, yo

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 RESO

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

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 ti

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.busines