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No Free Services: Interview Series focused SFx's 2024 Topic PRACTICE Join SFx Board Member and Outreach Director, Darguin Fortuna, as we uncover the focal point for 2024. Discover the significance of professional integrity and journey alongside Bart Shaw, Fellow AIA Board Member.

What's our 2024 Topic at SFx? PRACTICE!!! You got it. Today we interviewed Fellow AIA Board Member within the SFx, Bart Shaw. We spoke about his journey opening a firm and the reasons for the same. His why. Here is a small part of the full interview coming soon! @bartsharchitect

Introducing the 2024 #AIASFx State Reps! Name: Jason Myering Location: Illinois I joined #AIASFx to stay connected to my fellow small firms in Chicago and Illinois. I am excited to learn about ways to help my small firm grow out of a sole proprietor. @jason_meyering

Introducing the 2024 #AIASFx State Reps! Name: Don Duncan Firm: L4M Architecture Location: Indiana I joined #AIASFx as the owner of a new architecture firm, looking forward to meeting a lot of other small firm leaders from around the country. Photo Credit: Daniel Asselstine

Introducing the 2024 #AIASFx State Reps! Name: Jared Hoke Firm: Hoke Ley Architecture and Design Location: Kansas I joined SFX to be an advocate for small firms and celebrate their contributions to the profession. Photo credit: Nate Sheets Photography @hoke_ley

Introducing the 2024 #AIASFx State Reps! Name: Ronald Schneck Jr. Firm: Square 134 Architects Location: District of Columbia I joined #AIASFx as a small firm owner to promote the value of small firms within the practice. Photo credit: @jessicamarcottephoto @square134architects

Introducing the 2024 #AIASFx State Reps! Name: Asheley Scott St. John Firm: 1x1 Design Location: South Carolina I joined #AIASFx as a small firm owner, typical of many firms in our small state, to connect with other small firms Photo credit: Kickstand, J. Kelly Atelier @1x1deisgn

Introducing the 2024 #AIASFx State Reps! Name: Matthew Szymanski Firm: Arx Design Co. Location: North Carolina I joined SFX to connect with architects managing small businesses while doing exceptional work. Photo credit: Julinne Szymanski, Veritas Digital Photography @mattszyman

Introducing the 2024 #AIASFx State Reps! Name: Michael Höffner Firm: höffnerdesignstudio Location: Oklahoma I joined #AIASFx to change the incorrect perception, among clients, that small firms can't do significant work. Photo credit: Joseph Mills Photography @hoffnerdesignstudio

Introducing the 2024 #AIASFx State Reps! Name: Andrea Fisk Firm: Shapeless Studio Architecture & Interiors Location: New York When I started my own practice, I leaned heavily on the AIA for the practice-related resources I needed. Photo credit: Kirsten Francis @shapelessstudio

Introducing the 2024 #AIASFx State Reps! Name: Bill Peterson Firm: Derby Square Architects, Inc. Location: Massachusetts Joined #AIASFx to better engage with the vast network of other small architecture firms. Photo credit: Lightshed Photography @derbysq

Introducing the 2024 #AIASFx State Reps! Name: Paul Lewandowski Firm: Paul Designs Project Location: Maine Joined #AIASFx to meet other Architects in similar-sized firms - Social, Networking. Photo credit: Ben Gancsos, Jamie Salomon, Francois Gagne @pauldesignsproject

Introducing the 2024 #AIASFx State Reps! Name: Jason Hagopian, AIA Firm: Neuvio Architects Location: Florida Fun fact about me: I love baking. Joined #AIASFx to be a conduit for valuable information to deliver to my state's Chapters. Photo credit: David Roth @neuvio_architects

Introducing the 2024 #AIASFx State Reps! Name: Ruchi Dhar Firm: RD Architectural Studio, LLC Location: New Jersey Joined #AIASFx to discover business and time management strategies used. Photo credit: Dee Portera, Photographer. Project renderings by consultants.

🚀 Join us on a journey through the life of a small firm practicing architect! Our focus: PRACTICE. Throughout the year, we'll delve into key aspects of architecture. Today, we kick it off with "The Vision Sketch" and early concepts.

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