2024-05-18T23:37:58-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/142529093/stepping-out-the-personal-preface-to-starting-your-own-practice-on-archinect-sessions-44 Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2015-12-03T19:07:00-05:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/50/50bt6jr1djulnriy.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>At least once in their professional life, every architect is likely to ask themselves, "Should I start my own practice?" From there, there are countless aspects to weigh against one another, but it begins as a very personal question &ndash; what do I want to create, and where?</p><p>Longtime Archinector (and tiki-drink enthusiast) <a href="http://archinect.com/dscole312" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Cole</a> began a discussion in the <a href="http://archinect.com/forum/thread/140767453/you-can-t-go-home-again-or-can-you" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">forum</a> to mull over such questions for himself, as he considers whether to start a firm in his hometown of Cincinnati, or brave new territory in Seattle. We invited him onto the podcast to talk about the process behind such a momentous decision, and swap personal stories from Donna and Ken's experiences working in new cities and running their own practices.</p><p>Listen to episode 44 of&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/sessions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>Archinect Sessions</strong></a>, "Stepping Out":</p><ul><li><strong>iTunes</strong>:&nbsp;<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/archinect-sessions/id928222819" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to listen</a>, and click the "Subscribe" button below the logo to automatically download new episodes.</li><li><strong>Apple Podcast App (iOS)</strong>:&nbsp;<a href="pcast://archinect.libsyn.com/rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here to subscribe</a></li><li><strong>Stitcher</strong>:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=55711&amp;refid=stpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here to listen</a></li><li><strong>SoundCloud</strong>:&nbsp;<a href="http://soundcloud.com/archinect" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here to fo...</a></li></ul>