a mere 5 years on from my last post on contract employment, the recent rumblings out of my native state this past week should have every architecture firm re-examining their h.r. practices pronto. to wit: the new law in california (AB-5 for those who track these things by their bill name) in... View full entry
for anyone "looking for a job", the following equation will almost certainly drive the decision about how much pay will be offered: (fees/expenses) + ((skill-sets+need)/availability) = rate x (duration of project) or some variation thereof. in shorthand: the rate's driven by a combination of the... View full entry
Central to the blog is a long running interest in how we construct practices that enable and promote the kind of work we are all most interested in. From how firms are run, structured, and constructed, the main focus will be on exploring, expanding and demystifying how firms operate. I’ll be interviewing different practices – from startups to nationally recognized firms, bringing to print at least one a month. Our focus will be connecting Archinect readers with the business of practice.
