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As Built

As Built

By: Brian Jones and Patience Jones
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The professionals who build buildings also need to build their practices. The key to business development in the built environment is understanding the relationship between architects, building materials, contractors, and clients - and how each group makes decisions. In As Built, you'll hear from industry leaders about how they built their practice. Hosts Brian Jones and Patience Jones will also provide insights from their experiences helping firms in the built environment industry grow and succeed. Our series on the Nelson-Atkins Museum International Design Competition received a Silver Medal in the 2025 W3 Awards in the category Podcast: General Series - Cultural Institutions.2025 Graphicmachine Economics Marketing Marketing & Sales
Episodes
  • Building Up Resilience
    Jan 28 2026

    Resilience might be the thing your firm needs most right now: the ability to withstand hardship and to come back. Resilience is not never having a bad day. Resilience is not never being upset or never disappointed or never sad. What is resilience? Why does being resilient matter? How can you become more resilient?

    Episode Resources

    Connect with Brian Jones and Patience Jones:

    • https://www.graphicmachine.com/

    • https://www.linkedin.com/company/graphicmachine/

    • https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-jones-graphicmachine/

    • https://www.linkedin.com/in/patiencejones

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    11 mins
  • Should Your Firm Enter Competitions?
    Jan 21 2026

    Competitions can be a very big part of an architect's professional life. Are they the right thing for your firm? How do you know? What can you expect to get out of entering, and more importantly, what will you need to put in to achieve that goal? In this episode, we unpack how to know if the competition approach is right for your firm.

    Episode Resources

    Connect with Brian Jones and Patience Jones:

    • https://www.graphicmachine.com/

    • https://www.linkedin.com/company/graphicmachine/

    • https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-jones-graphicmachine/

    • https://www.linkedin.com/in/patiencejones

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    10 mins
  • Communicating Across Generations
    Jan 14 2026

    Instructions getting missed? Announcements being misunderstood or ignored? It's likely not what you're saying, but how you're communicating it. Each generation expects to receive information in their preferred formats, so how do you reach everyone? Spend 10 minutes listening to this episode and find out.

    Episode Resources

    Connect with Brian Jones and Patience Jones:

    • https://www.graphicmachine.com/

    • https://www.linkedin.com/company/graphicmachine/

    • https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-jones-graphicmachine/

    • https://www.linkedin.com/in/patiencejones

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    10 mins
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