I am a fresh graduate architect ,i decided to create an architecture office specialized just in international competitions ,It can be done financially?? can how to participate in large project competition for seniors architect ?and how to achieve a significant annual turnover
let the winners speak about their experience, especially after they won (any) competition....
This is not a viable business plan... unless mommy and daddy are paying all your bills. How about you try working a real job and earning your way first, then chase competitions once you've build up a basic understanding of the profession.
Doesn't seem feasible, how would you pay your labor? plus, even if you win one competition, chances are you won't win the other 10 that are due the same day, so a lot of missed targets. And competitions always pay barely enough to cover your costs, the real money is in the building/project contract to completion, which would put your competition winning team down for a couple of years.
any other ideas?
May 29, 19 2:37 pm ·
·
morino suror
if the competition will cover the costs of my office is enough for me, I will seek other competitions greater to earn more because in any case, nowadays the exuction is not for architects, bim office consulting will do all.
May 30, 19 7:58 am ·
·
Non Sequitur
they may cover the cost... if you win. How are you going to pay your overhead and staff if you don't win?
May 30, 19 8:07 am ·
·
JLC-1
bim office consulting will do all? what does that mean? you just walk away from your winning project and let somebody else build it? You should just open another rendering sweatshop in china, architecture is not for you.
May 30, 19 10:42 am ·
·
tduds
"if the competition will cover the costs of my office is enough for me"
It won't. Competitions are, at best, a loss leader. At worst, just a loss.
MAD managed to do this in their early days. If I recall correctly, they spent two years on competitions only. Needless to say, the office was subsidized by outside finances - probaby family.
May 29, 19 2:52 pm ·
·
morino suror
Thank you very much but for example winning a residential tour competition , we must as architecture firm hire a construction company ,bim consulting office to do all the work ? what is the in the case of the real project what are the graphic elements that I must provide to the construction company, just a model 3d architecture or I must provide the model 3D plumbing, masonry ect ...
May 30, 19 8:00 am ·
·
Non Sequitur
What do you need to provide? For fuck's sake... that's not how this works at all.
May 30, 19 8:08 am ·
·
monosierra
Meycem, I would suggest working in an actual architecture office before embarking on any enterprise!
May 30, 19 9:34 am ·
·
morino suror
Non Sequitur
don't worry i have considerable experience in your local market, i am not that naive person, i just i want to collect the maximum divers of experiences on the international scale , so no need to Architects Supernovian response i am seeking a professional response as i mentioned above .
May 30, 19 10:01 am ·
·
morino suror
monosierra thanks
May 30, 19 10:01 am ·
·
poop876
If you do have 'considerable' experience, then why ask? You are clueless what an architect does!
May 30, 19 10:08 am ·
·
Non Sequitur
Please outline your extensive experience in MY market.
May 30, 19 10:08 am ·
·
poop876
Non, he barely has any experience in Tunisia, let alone in your market, whatever that is!
May 30, 19 10:12 am ·
·
Non Sequitur
^I know, I just glanced at his website/blog.
May 30, 19 10:14 am ·
·
Non Sequitur
hey, look at that, he now pulled his resume and blog link from his user name. That's too bad. Could have had some fun with those low quality renderings.
Ideally, you should have both family money and an Ivy teaching gig. The family money will be needed to pay your living and office expenses. The Ivy teaching gig will be your pipeline for obtaining free/cheap student labor and access to powerful computers and model shop machines.
May 29, 19 3:09 pm ·
·
morino suror
if it take an Architecture 3d model with some details to send i can handle it .
et quel sont les éléments graphique we must send (section,facade , details )??
So you plan to start an office but don’t actually know what an architect does?
May 30, 19 8:35 am ·
·
morino suror
Steeplechase don't worry i have considerable experience in your local market, i am not that naive person, i just i want to collect the maximum divers of experiences on the international scale , so no need to Architects Supernovian response i am seeking a professional response as i mentioned above .
May 30, 19 10:00 am ·
·
Steeplechase
If you actually had considerable experience in my local market and Non’s local market, then you would have experience on an international scale. But hey, you’re the next Cornu so why bother knowing what information you need to provide to win competitions and get them built.
Starting a specialized international competition architecture office only
I am a fresh graduate architect ,i decided to create an architecture office specialized just in international competitions ,It can be done financially?? can how to participate in large project competition for seniors architect ?and how to achieve a significant annual turnover
let the winners speak about their experience, especially after they won (any) competition....
It can work if you've got a fat trust fund.
Otherwise, slow your roll and get a job first.
thanks
This is not a viable business plan... unless mommy and daddy are paying all your bills. How about you try working a real job and earning your way first, then chase competitions once you've build up a basic understanding of the profession.
thanks
do you have a pritzker signature to go with that?
Doesn't seem feasible, how would you pay your labor? plus, even if you win one competition, chances are you won't win the other 10 that are due the same day, so a lot of missed targets. And competitions always pay barely enough to cover your costs, the real money is in the building/project contract to completion, which would put your competition winning team down for a couple of years.
any other ideas?
if the competition will cover the costs of my office is enough for me, I will seek other competitions greater to earn more because in any case, nowadays the exuction is not for architects, bim office consulting will do all.
they may cover the cost... if you win. How are you going to pay your overhead and staff if you don't win?
bim office consulting will do all? what does that mean? you just walk away from your winning project and let somebody else build it? You should just open another rendering sweatshop in china, architecture is not for you.
"if the competition will cover the costs of my office is enough for me"
It won't. Competitions are, at best, a loss leader. At worst, just a loss.
MAD managed to do this in their early days. If I recall correctly, they spent two years on competitions only. Needless to say, the office was subsidized by outside finances - probaby family.
Thank you very much but for example winning a residential tour competition , we must as architecture firm hire a construction company ,bim consulting office to do all the work ? what is the in the case of the real project what are the graphic elements that I must provide to the construction company, just a model 3d architecture or I must provide the model 3D plumbing, masonry ect ...
What do you need to provide? For fuck's sake... that's not how this works at all.
Meycem, I would suggest working in an actual architecture office before embarking on any enterprise!
Non Sequitur don't worry i have considerable experience in your local market, i am not that naive person, i just i want to collect the maximum divers of experiences on the international scale , so no need to Architects Supernovian response i am seeking a professional response as i mentioned above .
monosierra thanks
If you do have 'considerable' experience, then why ask? You are clueless what an architect does!
Please outline your extensive experience in MY market.
Non, he barely has any experience in Tunisia, let alone in your market, whatever that is!
^I know, I just glanced at his website/blog.
hey, look at that, he now pulled his resume and blog link from his user name. That's too bad. Could have had some fun with those low quality renderings.
of course it’s feasible! Just get a job teaching at an Ivy League and hire free interns.
Thank you :)
Sounds like a great way to waste your time.
thanks
Ideally, you should have both family money and an Ivy teaching gig. The family money will be needed to pay your living and office expenses. The Ivy teaching gig will be your pipeline for obtaining free/cheap student labor and access to powerful computers and model shop machines.
if it take an Architecture 3d model with some details to send i can handle it . et quel sont les éléments graphique we must send (section,facade , details )??
So you plan to start an office but don’t actually know what an architect does?
Steeplechase don't worry i have considerable experience in your local market, i am not that naive person, i just i want to collect the maximum divers of experiences on the international scale , so no need to Architects Supernovian response i am seeking a professional response as i mentioned above .
If you actually had considerable experience in my local market and Non’s local market, then you would have experience on an international scale. But hey, you’re the next Cornu so why bother knowing what information you need to provide to win competitions and get them built.
gotta love the naive optimism
see how long it lasts
queries like this make me appreciate the intent of IDP in America and realize what the value of a license really is.
that's why corbusier did get the american licence
Mid, you make a great point.
i mean did not
Block this user
Are you sure you want to block this user and hide all related comments throughout the site?
Archinect
This is your first comment on Archinect. Your comment will be visible once approved.