A4 Guide: Buying Architectural & Design Services

A4 Guide: Buying Architectural & Design Services

“Why is buying architectural and design services different than buying just about everything else?” When we buy most things we are consuming them relatively quickly. A restaurant meal is gone in an hour, a piece of clothing may last a year and even a...
A4 Guide: Being A Good Client

A4 Guide: Being A Good Client

Many people never give even the slightest consideration to “being a good client,” but they are lessening the quality of work they are receiving and probably increasing their cost of service without realizing it. While this is written from the perspective of...
A4 Guide: Architect Fees

A4 Guide: Architect Fees

“How much does an architect cost?” This is inevitably one of the first questions that people who have not worked before with an architect will ask. But anyone who asks this question is looking at their situation entirely the wrong way round. A better question you...
A4 Guide: Architectural Quotes

A4 Guide: Architectural Quotes

52 Great Architectural Quotes   26 Best Quotes About Design by Non-Architects “Architecture must honor three things: Strength. Function. Beauty.” –Vitruvius “Beauty perishes in life, but is immortal in art.” –Leonardo da Vinci “Architecture is frozen...