Architecture

Establishing Direct Contacts with Clients and Setting up Office

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Ways to obtain work in Architecture | Professional Practice

In my previous article, I discussed the method of obtaining work “Waiting Period in Architecture”. Now we will move on with the discussion on “How to establish Direct Contacts with Clients and Setting up of your Office”.

Here is the list of different ways in which the work can be obtained:

  1. From Friends and relatives
  2. By your work
  3. By specialization
  4. By Luck
  5. By Winning architectural competition
  6. Through Chartered accountants and advocates
  7. Before setting up your practice
  8. Waiting period
  9. Setting up your office
  10. Telephone
  11. Computer Networking
  12. Regular attendance

Try to establish direct contacts with the client

At the beginning of your practice and even many a times later, you will come across some one who will assure you to suggest you name to a prospective client. Be careful with such middlemen. He may suggest you to hand over to him the sketches and that he may in turn show the sketches to the client. An established furniture maker in the town may ask you for furniture drawings, promising a client. Do not agree to this suggestion. As far as possible, you shall meet the client personally and discuss with him the requirements and the drawings. Many a times sketches handed over to middlemen are misused.

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Good Language | Aspects of Personality Development for Professionals

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Good Language | Third Aspect of Personality Development

In my previous articles, we discussed the “Importance of Personality Development for Professionals as well as students” and first two aspects of Personality Development. In this article, we will move on with our discussion on the third aspect of Personality Development “Good Language”.

Here are Seven Aspects of Personality Development

  1. Dress
  2. Address
  3. Good Language
  4. Punctuality
  5. Planning your work
  6. Habit to postpone the work
  7. Telephone conversation

Good Language

Whichever language you may speak, you shall cultivate good and polished language. The language that you speak, the appropriate words that you use created a good impact on the listeners.

It would be almost everyday occasion where you have to talk, discuss, understand or explain. It could be a one to one conversation or with a group of people. With impressive language you can win over and pick up the good points from them.

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Skyways Systems | Revolutionary Inter-connecting Building Bridges

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Skyway Systems | Revolutionary Architectural style of connecting Buildings

Skyway Systems are very popular in urban areas. It is also known as catwalk, sky bridge or skywalk. The main core purpose of the construction of skyways is to protect the pedestrians from bad weather. Skyway systems are usually incorporated in private businesses. They are not seen in public spaces.

 

Skybridge in Covent Garden
Skybridge in Covent Garden

For example:

Skyways Systems could be very well be used in a University Campus. The blocks in the campus are interconnected with each other by constructing bridges connecting the two blocks at one or more levels.

These are called Skyway Systems. If the height of the skyway exceeds 6m, it is termed as skybridge.

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Visualization of Architecture by Architects

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How Architects Visualise Architecture to be?

As part of a routine exercise in Architectural education, students are normally taught to put forth their ideas on paper. The representation on paper/drawing sheet does not relate to any experience of space but rather we produce drawings through an artificial language of spatial coding, of standard rules and terminology of a system of notation devoid of spatial experience.

This particular method of presentation, though it is a norm, is a superficial formula which is easily imitated by the gullible student and this method of teaching also short-circuits any profound spatial experience.

Student Architecture | Geometrical form (Square in plan)
Student Architecture | Geometrical form (Square in plan)

The main concern of Architects is the physical Articulation of space, the solids and voids, the negative and the positive. In addition, he has to include the effects of light, surface, shape and form as part of the design synthesis, and has evolved a mainly graphic language of design which is more concerned with technique rather than the experiential understanding of space.

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