As Built : The Podcast

The professionals who build buildings also need to build their practices.

The key to business development in the built environment is understanding the relationship between architect, building materials, contractors and clients – and how each group makes decisions.

In As Built, you’ll hear from industry leaders about how they built their practice. Hosts Brian Jones and Patience Jones also provide insights from their experiences helping firms in the built environment industry grow and succeed.

Episode: 39

Tech Stack: Brand Standards for Video Calls

In this Tech Stack episode, we offer some tips to ensure your company’s video calls reflect your brand – without thwarting individuality.

Episode: 38

As Built Interview with Paul Clayton, AIA, LEED AP

In this episode, host Brian Jones talks with Paul Clayton, architect and principal at the Austin and San Antonio-based architecture firm Clayton Korte. Paul discusses the evolution of his career, including the decision he made to purchase the firm formerly known as Emily Little Architect and its evolution into Clayton Korte.

Episode: 37

Growth Challenges: Adding a New Partner

In this episode, we discuss what to keep in mind as you promote people from within the firm or bring in partners from outside.

Episode: 36

E-Newsletters

Are e-newsletters a good use of your architecture or building firm resources? It seems like everyone’s doing them, but is that enough of a reason to create them and push them out into the world? In this episode, we unpack the rationale behind e-newsletters and the ways to make them more engaging and more useful.

Episode: 35

Bringing Two Architecture Firms Together

Congratulations! You’ve either acquired a firm, merged, or been acquired. What happens next? In this episode, we discuss the complexities of combining two different, established architecture firms.

Episode: 34

It's Holiday Prep Time!

So you don’t end up with that “it’s December 10 and we don’t know what we’re doing” feeling, we’ve got timelines and tips so you can delegate the holiday work.

Episode: 33

When Is Obsession with Competition Healthy?

We’re taught that we should keep an eye on the competition, but when does that cross over into something that isn’t helpful? Is obsession with the competition healthy?

Episode: 32

As Built Interview with Carolyn Kiernat, AIA

Architect Carolyn Kiernat, AIA is a Principal of architecture, design, planning, and preservation firm Page & Turnbull. As the firm celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, Carolyn shares how it was established largely as a reaction to the demolition and rapid redevelopment that was occurring in 1970’s San Francisco.

Episode: 31

Growth Challenges: Retirement

We delve into the different dimensions of managing retirements, including the opportunities that such transitions bring, such as redefining the firm’s direction or modifying certain practices that may no longer serve the business’s interests.