2024-12-22T02:08:13-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/112882297/mustn-t-keep-the-client-waiting Alexander Walter 2014-11-04T14:13:00-05:00 >2014-11-05T18:03:01-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4a/4a004b7846ea73f33b613b0c597ace2c?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>One of my more bizarre travel experiences involved a client in China, who was very excited about our work. [...] By the time we landed, I&rsquo;d completed the first pass at a design for a three-story villa to be built atop his high-rise. Good thing I did. When I landed, I was whisked directly to a dinner, where I had to present the ideas I&rsquo;d developed on the plane. By that time I&rsquo;d been up for nearly two days. [...] I wanted to die, but we did get the business.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Scott Lee, principal and president of global architectural firm SB Architects, shares some of his Frequent Flier stories.</p>