Mistakes Well Made: Episode 3

Mistakes Well Made

Trials in Architecture — and the Successes They Sparked!

Welcome to Mistakes Well Made, a Live Series Event by Architizer on the challenges that architects face every day — and how we can learn from them to become better all-round professionals.

For Episode 3, we welcome Steven Burns, FAIA, NCARB, Chief Creative Officer at BQE. An expert in both architecture and project management, Steve has spoken with hundreds of architecture firm owners and helped guide them on their way to a running a more efficient (and more profitable!) practice.

During what promises to be a refreshingly honest talk, we'll learn about the most common mistakes Steve sees architects make in project management, and how to avoid them. If you're an architect who wants to get better at business, or are preparing to start your own architecture firm, this talk is one not to be missed!

During this live talk, you'll learn how to:

• Avoid a misalignment between your goals and those of your clients
• Avoid under or overselling yourself and better understand your worth
• Better communicate with consultants, contractors and clients
• Identify and avoid scope creep

About Steve

Steven Burns is a member of the College of Fellows of the AIA and Chief Creative Officer of BQE Software. After receiving his Master of Architecture degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Design, Steve spent 7 years at SOM - working in Chicago, London, and Berlin before founding his own firm, BBA Architects in 1993. In 2007, Steve sold BBA to pursue his passion for business management software — starting with his creation of ArchiOffice. Steve is now focused on the product development of BQE CORE ARCHITECT, a fully-integrated, cloud-based firm management platform that includes time billing, invoicing, accounting, and project management for firms of all sizes. Steven is a global speaker and thought leader on topics related to firm management and emerging technologies.

About Paul

Paul Keskeys is Editor in Chief at Architizer, and is a registered UK architect. Paul graduated from UCL and the University of Edinburgh, gaining an MArch in Architectural Design with distinction. Paul has spoken about the art of architecture and storytelling at many national industry events, including AIANY, NeoCon, KBIS, the Future NOW Symposium, the Young Architect Conference and NYCxDesign. As well as hundreds of editorial publications on Architizer, Paul has also had features published in Architectural Digest, PIN—UP Magazine, Archinect, Aesthetica Magazine and PUBLIC Journal.

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