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From Competition to Firm with Seán McAlister
Business of Architecture Podcast
English - June 02, 2017 14:26 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 271 ratingsBusiness Arts Design architect architecture business career marketing for architects website interviews developer Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Young and Accomplished: A Conversation with Holly Lewis of We Made That
Today Rion Willard sits down for a conversation with Seán McAlister of the architectural design firm Seán and Stephen. Seán and Stephen is an architecture practice based in East London.
Seán and Stephen works on a wide range of projects, from domestic extensions and residential developments through to affordable co-working spaces, permanent public artworks, temporary museum installations, and high street regeneration projects.
In today's episode of the Business of Architecture show, you'll discover:
How Seán McAlister and Stephen Mackie used a competition to launch their design firm One thing you should never do when dealing with a client who has worked with architects before One clever strategy for dealing with a client's unrealistic budget expectations How to get more architecture project referrals How to sell architecture effectively in a natural, non-offensive way