How Architects make Money? Highest Earning Architects net worth breakdown

[@architecture_tv]

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[@Sneakerjunkie72]

just for future reference... Gehry main source of income other than architecture is maintenance. His buildings are complex curves and bends and often cannot be maintained or cleaned by conventional methods... so he's developed a maintenance package through an association with his practice for rigging and scaffolding able to clean the buildings, mainly external facades. He makes that as an ongoing profit for all his buildings for as long as they are standing. Its a money machine. If you include that business he'd eclipse all others by a mile! also firm charges 10-15% of construction cost on fees and thats Gehry Partners. Then Franks time is 4-5% on top of that. so a $500M building has $50-75M in fees (of which frank is a share holder) and he earns personally $20-25M. keeping in mind $500M is an extremely small job for his firm.

[@avicohen2k]

I find it amusing how in the office showcase everyone is doing interesting things like experimenting with technology presenting projects or just sketching and doing art when in reality 90% of architects 90% of the time just draw boring repetitive permits or building drawings, coordinate between clients consultants and builders about Mondaine details.

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[@architecture_tv]

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[@samsun01]

Mike, go rub one out before you go off on a tangent. I watched this at x2 speed and it was still too much fluff. And show less of your face, pretty please? I'm here for architecture. Put in the work and you'll get more subs. Keep to it.

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[@boulderbite]

My wife and I are working towards our licensure (her interior design and me architecture), and we both have had a sense that if we don't necessarily want to live entirely in an industry that can be highly prone to boom / bust economies we will need to adapt our artwork to other means of income. For now that has taken form in our paintings, we have dozens covering our apartment on every shelf and surface. Yet, art always seems to be a bit hard to sell, especially at prices that would sustain a healthy side business.

[@larssveinsson]

Art is fleeting. I think the only way for an architect to sell byproducts is to establish a name for oneself beforehand, through architecture.

[@patrickbass3542]

Try real estate investment/management...seems to work for some.

[@donkaveen]

Do you guys have social media links? Insta, fb

[@weiqingliang1365]

The publications dont really put much income, but rather, their advertisement to their company/individual ideals, to attract attention/reputation/client. Archtects dont earn much frankly speaking, business men do. You can not deny that they are all good business men/women. But, love your video for that you are doing your own research and outputting to the world. This needs confidence and committment. Well done and keep going!!

[@architectio]

These kind of video’s are really appreciated. As an starting architect it gives a good insight on what the opportunities are.

[@architecture_tv]

Hi Architect io! Happy to hear the content was helpful.

Yeah, I would say you also need a lot of luck because under all these "7" architects at least hundreds if not thousands of underpaid people who aspire to the same "level of income" who wil never reach it, while having the same talent or at least the same experience and diplomas. Starchitects are part of what is wrong with our profession.

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[@hugotrevino2565]

Great video! Thanks for putting in the time to make it. As an Architect, I was extremely happy that we were going to have a Norman Foster airport in Mexico City, unfortunately politics stepped in and it was cancelled when it had 30% construction completed!

[@jasona9958]

Thank you for this video. You open the world for me. I was brainstorming for years and not really know what to do next. I now I will push myself to go further

[@architecture_tv]

you're very welcome Jason! I'm happy to hear the content has helped you ☺

[@AuroraWestleyHawk]

Thank you, this video helped me see that there is a big difference between a licensed architect and a principal architect firm owner. What I like even more is that an architecture firm can be many, many different things and services.

[@acupofchinese]

Love this video! It’s so informative and engaging. The graphics and motion editing is great. You got me interested in learning more about these architects’ work. I might start with the book “Yes is more”. Thank you!

[@architecture_tv]

Thank you! Happy to hear it was informative 😀

[@theoreticalbutfun2816]

Santiago cracked the code for architecture. Basicaly architecture alone wont make you rich unless you are doing something ground braking

[@alexandervalladares2501]

I love the content and your preparation for your videos !!!

[@Kaygee79]

Great video and details of all the Architects! Thanks for taking the time to break it down. I have a Degree in Architecture and it's great to see all the variety of work shown! :)

[@architecture_tv]

you're very welcome!

[@victoryveshinojosa]

Interesting! Calatrava's bridge Pont de l'Exposició in Valencia Spain is what inspired me to go to architecture school.

[@architecture_tv]

thank you Victor for sharing! Love that bridge too.

[@NAC1994-u5k]

Wait, haven’t some of these architects invested into the buildings they have designed so a lot of the money comes from rental income/sale of these assets?

[@henrykirungi4711]

Thanks for the video. Love it but non of these great architects has an office in Africa. I guess we shall have to build our own greatness.

[@musicmikeish]

Kirungi, fellow Kenyan. The idea is to be good at what one does. I won't throw shade but there's nothing absolutely special skillwise that doesn't exist here in Kenya and Africa at large. Maybe just a big name.

[@henrykirungi4711]

@@musicmikeish Definitely some names will come up soon.

[@MaddieOssai]

@@musicmikeish francis kere is an African Architect

[@HamidShali]

That was wonderful. Thank you for this awesome information.

[@catalinmatei2281]

Hey who edits these videos? They are really well edited! Great video overall!

[@architecture_tv]

thank you Catalin! I do all the editing and create the graphics which I really enjoy doing so I'm happy to hear the feedback.

[@abdeljalil6642]

Thanks for your content

[@architecture_tv]

you're very welcome Abdel ☺and thank you for watching 🧡

[@ilhuang]

Im amazed that OMA isnt in the ranking! I wonder if it is in a top 10 list.

[@musicvideo2012]

Awesome Video!! more motivation for architects and designers!! perhaps the title should refer to net worth instead of income? for example, Norman Foster annual income is about $2.6 million​ a year, highest paid. net worth of entire business is 240 million.

[@architecture_tv]

great point!

[@Lee-vb4vh]

May I ask if you are saying Foster's architecture business is worth 240 million? Thanks?

[@ChauHoang-re5yz]

Thank you Ms for such an insightful and informative video. Hope to see more contents alike in the near future. Your compilation is very inspiring and straightforward, very thorough and practical. Thank you

[@mirtokiriazanou766]

Getting rich by underpaying their staff, who do all the "boring" work and by not paying the interns. Nice 🙃

[@carlosedgarcruzcorrea1615]

Ignorant socialist

[@ManuelReyes-oe1gi]

Many architecture books, I need to save a lot. Great architects!!!!

[@jorgecanalesbarrera7090]

Loved your video, Ashley. You're pretty eloquent and entertaining. Top video quality and content; I just became a subscriber. One little thing: only some of these architects are the wealthiest; they're just the more trending; notable architects missing are Art Gensler or Bob Hillier, who had some of the largest firms in the world.

[@edwardduarte7393]

I know his stuff leaks but Calatrava's work looks like its going to fly away or defy gravity.

[@kientho6481]

Amazing video. I love it so much

[@architecture_tv]

Thank you Kien 🧡

[@oswald2358]

Insightful

[@arepabuena]

I'm very curious how much real estate they own... I think that factors in quite high into the net worth.

[@martinjobe]

I aggree, i was expecting more facts about the mechanisms of income. Also, it would be interesting to know what kind of economical background they come from. In this context they are not mainly architects, but business people operating within the industry of architecture.

[@timzamora]

Actually related to BIG, from a business standpoint it's more profitable to have the structural engineers in-house because the office and can charge a bigger fee and keep the difference between what the it charges and what it pays its employees.

[@altArchitecture]

Amazing video Ashley!

[@architecture_tv]

thank you 🧡

[@rosscann6461]

You are referring about lifetime gross revenue? That would explain the high revenue figure for Safdie, which has been around for many decades but does limited projects today. It would be even more interesting to know annual NET revenue divided among each of the sources of income. Thanks for you research. --RSC

[@pushkarajdongre]

Can you list the expectations from a senior architect?

[@ghazalasgarieh5601]

Loved it!

[@erwindafeby8018]

How much they get commision from building something?

[@_Breakdown]

0:00 - - TOP 7 earning architects - - from $10 million to $240 million 8:18 - - Moshie Safdie - - 65 person firm in Boston 11:41 - - NYC

[@_Breakdown]

Hey Ashley - by any chance do you teach in the NYC area?

[@olivierarnaud-freaud6369]

How far away is Jean Nouvel ?

[@latalnj]

Mon of them are in the top 10 architecture firms with most I come in the US or worldwide…

[@architecture_tv]

good point Fer OR

[@erwinmoreno23]

Gorgeous editing. Subscribed

[@architecture_tv]

Thanks Erwin 🧡

[@cache3d]

Is this income made per year? Or in total years worked...

[@gregw.4725]

Hello, I'm trying to find work here in Miami Fl. I have Bachelors Degree from FIU. I'm tired of being exploited by these Architects for one to two years, and I cannot find a stable position. I need some representation, to become an Architect, so I can afford to become an architect? Most these Architects cannot tie there own shoe laces, and hire others to do their own work. I have ten years of construction experience as a carpenter, and ten years of experience as an Architect on Autocad with CD's, and learned Revit as well at college? I want to be apart of an Architectural Union, so I will have a stable carrier?

[@daviddeivid1388]

Me gusta tu video y todo su contenido (I like your video and all it's content)

[@architecture_tv]

thank you David 🧡

[@RichardMitchell-nk9ec]

I was gonna try that

[@antoniostallone6202]

Hi Ashley, I'm an arctect like you and working in small city of Sicily's island south Italy, I relly like your video it's my first time see you, and I'm very impressived about your courage to talk about the income of these so famos architects "archistar", so if you like, I would like to collaborate with you, in some argument archtectural from my bordline place in the central of the mediterranean sea, thanks!

[@eguareohi8129]

What of David Adjaye😁?

[@solodolofolobolo]

Great video! Which camera did you use to film this btw?

[@starjeweller]

Great Ashley.

[@architecture_tv]

Thank you Peter!

[@csyoung82]

I’m surprised Gensler didn’t make it on the list!

[@potsandpansonly]

How capital A (star architects) make money?

[@fasiltube7120]

Hy Ashely I'm student i need to study architect in Canada . What i do to be architect please helpe me

[@oleksandrtelesniuk2097]

What about SOM!?

[@AliNoh]

nice video inpiring more than i espict

[@architecture_tv]

Happy to hear it!

[@emilianoazar7971]

Where is jean nouvelle .. le corbusier ..

[@rodrigotorres8541]

Muito bom!👏👏👏

[@architecture_tv]

thank you Rodrigo 🧡

[@slimerre2]

Great video!

[@architecture_tv]

Thank you Ben!

[@sonjak8265]

Safdie and Calatrava are fine architects. The others have manipulated the audience.

[@patrickbass3542]

I never made over $65,000!!!!

[@GregNow]

no Richard Rogers practice?!

[@JMichaelGodfrey]

Where would Daniel Libeskind be compared to this group?

[@mexrojsobirov7582]

Thank you for universal information, that has incredible animation affects 🙏

[@architecture_tv]

you're welcome Mexrojj! I always have fun creating the graphics. Happy to hear you enjoyed them 🧡

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[@SAMUELNUNESDELIMA-k5d]

gostei muito, além do mais é bem interesante essa historia da arquitetura.

[@angelica535]

Aspiring Architect here! edit: that's wow and I wanna try someday this has 225K views in 1 year 6/23/24 done 7:39pm Thank you I saw this video of yours, I love it!

[@cristobalroig]

Bjarke, dosent sound correct , if he charges say a %0.03 for project, it seems to me that is more than that...

[@lamontejohn6244]

I’ve worked with Safdie, as a client with the federal government. He has no understanding of building within a budget. Some buildings have have had to stop without being completed because his designs don’t match the available budget. Truly a failure as an architect.

[@julesramos2278]

💯💯💯

[@ScratchArkkitehti]

Smart people. Set up your office to do a shit-ton of design and zero CA. Bridging contracts were invented for them. lol

[@grigorsimonyan8784]

Very Nice

[@architecture_tv]

thank you!

[@sahilyousaf9265]

Beautifully scripted, It would be wonderful if you could do one on their career journies as well❤

[@architecture_tv]

thanks Sahil! I'll look into this!

[@jaulin89]

No billioners there??

[@ed_leonardi]

What about Jean Nouvel? I was sure he would be more successful than Ingels?

[@artistsingerwriterproducer8288]

I created some ideas

[@michaelpekny1255]

TACT OF 1.618

[@GapTherapy]

nice

[@inscriptedgold9423]

Most architects in US are poor. Architects are like artists, actors, musicians. If they make it they make it otherwise most are struggling financially. Architects in the US are the lowest paid professionals.

[@OssanZangetsu]

LOL!!! When you're lazy just go parametric design and let the computer algorithims design for you!!! Then make the money!!

[@architecture_tv]

😂

[@emirhanhz376]

New York Copenhagen Barcelona and China XDDD

[@julesramos2278]

I believe Bjarke is the best architect among them. 💯

[@lovegansaw]

Classical Architecture is hand down the best. Architects these days are overrated and can create only geometric designs.

[@patrickvillers6454]

The highest earnings and the ugliest buildings todays architecture you might as well have kindergartener design them.

[@ten_years_gone]

Let’s see you do it then

[@Paul-ch4sr]

Norman Foster is my hero! I almost quite college but coz of him i graduated. Such talent and inspiration!! 🤍

[@saranbhatia8809]

Great content!

[@architecture_tv]

thank you saran 🧡