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• For better and worse: how architect spouses cope with a crushing economy.

  While family-run businesses have advantages, couples who have tied the knot professionally face obvious risks, especially during a recession.

   

• Strategies for jump-starting stalled projects

  While the economy is starting to rebound, architects need to strategize when it comes to jump-starting their stalled projects.

   

• Everyone must be an entrepreneur as traditional paths of doing business disintegrate across professions.

  Adapting to an unpredictable economy means finding your inner entrepreneur.

   

• When dealing with clients and banks, architects need to be smart about what's normally routine paperwork

  How architects are navigating today's precipitous lending landscape.

   

• Is it time to regulate residential design?

  The debate of architect vs. designer has taken on new fervor in this cutthroat economy.

   

• U.S. Architects Take Business Overseas

  With the economic recovery stuck in low gear, U.S. architects are looking overseas for commissions.

   

• Does Your Firm's Website Tell Your Story?

  Bold graphics, personality, and quick access to information are all the rage when it comes to portraying your company and its work online.

   

• Deciding to Remodel or Rebuild Requires Knowing What Both the House and the Client Want

  Sometimes the question of whether to remodel or rebuild isn't an easy one, but it's one architects frequently address.

   

• A Shrunken Economy Leaves Architects Struggling to Juggle More Small Jobs

  Smaller projects mean more client interviews, thinner profit margins, and more jobs starting and stopping.

   

• Employee Benefits Often Are in Danger When Firm Revenues Erode

  Some firms are struggling to keep offering perks to employees in the down economy.