A guy i am dating (mid to senior level) wants to start his own architecture firm. He is off work and wants to start. Anyone in a similar position right now, is this a good idea at this time, how is industry doing? I am not in the field.
Does your guy have a) a minimum of two legit clients with projects and funding ready to go? and b) enough cash to live off of and pay the firm's expenses for 3-6 months while you do the work and wait to get paid?
my question is really, is it a good time in terms of economy to do this? Like is there tons of work out there?
Nov 13, 21 5:20 pm ·
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reallynotmyname
Yes, demand for architectural work in the USA seems pretty good right now.
Nov 13, 21 7:39 pm ·
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quizzical
There’s a lot of work to be had right now … but, the bigger question might be “does your boyfriend have the relationships, experience and skill necessary to convert that potential into signed, paying contracts?”
Also, architecture is inherently cyclical … it’s just a matter of time before there’s a recession in our profession. Recommend you make sure your boyfriend understands that and prepares for that.
booked solid…if not for the supply issues that would be great. Jumping between projects because of material delays is super inefficient and costly for me. My crews are at 1/2 normal speed, which means that my labor costs are 2x as high. On top of that, we have to look forward to trucking strikes, or sick outs in the new year due to mandates if the courts lift their stay order. Rumors have it that National strikes are being planned. I’ve been adapting by encouraging use of locally sourced materials which are more readily available. One the brights side, it’s a way to design with the things I’ve been wanting to design with…clients may not care about sustainability, but they sure do care about 6 month delays…
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A guy i am dating (mid to senior level) wants to start his own architecture firm. He is off work and wants to start. Anyone in a similar position right now, is this a good idea at this time, how is industry doing? I am not in the field.
Does your guy have a) a minimum of two legit clients with projects and funding ready to go? and b) enough cash to live off of and pay the firm's expenses for 3-6 months while you do the work and wait to get paid?
He is off work — seems like no down side as long as he has funds to survive until a billable project starts up…
no client yet, but enough money to saved for a year
my question is really, is it a good time in terms of economy to do this? Like is there tons of work out there?
Yes, demand for architectural work in the USA seems pretty good right now.
There’s a lot of work to be had right now … but, the bigger question might be “does your boyfriend have the relationships, experience and skill necessary to convert that potential into signed, paying contracts?”
Also, architecture is inherently cyclical … it’s just a matter of time before there’s a recession in our profession. Recommend you make sure your boyfriend understands that and prepares for that.
my office is a 2 person place (both registered architects)
we are booked out months at the moment from starting new projects
i'm not going to pretend that anyone can just do that, but there certainly seems to be no slowdown yet
he's just trying to impress you...that's what anyone says that's "off work" ;-)
sorry, what's off work mean?
self-employed with nothing to do...
everyone I know is drowning in work!
booked solid…if not for the supply issues that would be great. Jumping between projects because of material delays is super inefficient and costly for me. My crews are at 1/2 normal speed, which means that my labor costs are 2x as high. On top of that, we have to look forward to trucking strikes, or sick outs in the new year due to mandates if the courts lift their stay order. Rumors have it that National strikes are being planned. I’ve been adapting by encouraging use of locally sourced materials which are more readily available. One the brights side, it’s a way to design with the things I’ve been wanting to design with…clients may not care about sustainability, but they sure do care about 6 month delays…
Such a strange question.
Either you support each other or you don't.
I was here 30 years ago and we parted ways - thank God
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