What You Need to Know about Working with your Architect

So you've got ideas on designing your own home but don't know where to start? There are some great 3D modeling and virtual room and house planners that you can fiddle with but when it's time to really get serious you'll probably need to start a relationship with an architect.

Dwell has put together an Architect 101 article with everything you need to know about finding, hiring and working with them. Read this article and move forward with confidence that your dream home will be everything you could wish for and more.

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cooljames

One thing to also consider is how to screen your architect. A great question I wish someone told me to ask is "how many projects have your worked on in the past 3 years that did not go to construction?". This shows how realistic and/or hospitable to customers the architect is.

Charles & Hudson

Thanks for adding that question as it is very relevant and I'm sure if the architect is reluctant to answer it might signal a red flag.