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99.9% of them, when they charge hourly, they shave off a bunch of hours to not freak out the client. IвЂ™ve never come across an Architect who down-charges a client. So as a result, when youвЂ™re doing an hourly rateвЂ¦ if the Architect recorded all of their hours and sent it to the client, the client would be like, вЂњWhat in the hell are you doing? Why are you burning through all of these hours? Why does it cost this much money for you to design this one room or this door detail?вЂќвЂ¦ Literally three times the amountвЂ¦at a minimum. In reality, in practice, in Architecture, itвЂ™s really difficult because the amount of time an Architect puts into a project is easily three times more than what the client thinks it is. вЂњI work 8 hours a day and you pay me 8 hours worth of work.вЂќ But that is theoretical. вЂњ I think most people assume an hourly fee structure is ideal because itвЂ™s the fairest. (52:39) Typical Architect fee structures (fixed fee, percentage of construction, and hourly) and their pros and cons.

вЂњ ItвЂ™s illegal for anybody to use the term Architect anywhere professionally If you are going to hire an office for Architecture-scope of work and their title is not specifically вЂArchitectвЂ™ or вЂRegistered ArchitectвЂ™ they are probably not a licensed Architect.вЂќ (46:44) (45:29) The difference between a licensed Architect and an вЂarchitectural designerвЂ™.

Hell architect tips license#

The tests you have to pass and the experience you have to gain to get a license is not really about designing beautiful things.

I donвЂ™t want people thinking, вЂњIf I hire an Architect and they are licensed, that means they are good at design and I will get a great design from them.вЂќ ThatвЂ™s simply not the case. It takes a lot of work to get a license, but that does not necessarily mean is skilled at design. вЂњ To be an Architect just means you have a license. (39:58) Two main reasons for hiring an Architect and the two skillsets your Architect should have. They do that to market themselves as designers and get more projects.вЂќ (31:46) You will rarely find experienced Architects in those offices. Their expertise is building and if they have someone in-house itвЂ™s kind of accessory. вЂњUnfortunately, many ContractorвЂ™s who eventually brand their business as design-build often have a draftsman in-house, like a freelancer or a young kid who just came out from architecture school to do some CAD drawings and quick 3D stuff, but is not the officeвЂ™s expertise. (28:57) Using a design-build service for a project and the risks that come with it. (23:00) Hiring a builder or Contractor instead of an Architect. I donвЂ™t care if it bleeds into the landscape because IвЂ™m fine with working with a Landscape Architect, or I know a little bit about that.вЂќ ItвЂ™s similar to when you see a specialist for a problemвЂ¦ if your shoulder hurts and you see a surgeon theyвЂ™re more likely to tell you you need surgery. I donвЂ™t care that itвЂ™s not in the scope of interior design.

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In other words, if you come to an Interior Designer with a problemвЂ¦ because their scope of work is smaller than what an Architect can do, much more likely to say, вЂњLetвЂ™s stay within this scope because thatвЂ™s what I can offer youвЂќ versus someone who is able to do anything will look at the problem with a full vision and say, вЂњOkay, This is the root of the problem.

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and professional expertise is and what theyвЂ™re allowed to do. If youвЂ™re a client you need to think about what the ArchitectвЂ™s and Interior DesignerвЂ™s m.o. (00:00) Hiring an Interior Designer instead of an Architect.