BQE Customer Spotlight: Circular
BQE's Customer Spotlight highlights Circular, a Brooklyn-based architecture firm. Discover their commitment to sustainable design and community...
Developing a practical approach to better prepare for the inevitable reality of scope change helps you ensure every project is a success.
As the Director of Content & Community at BQE, Lucas Gray researches and writes about best practices for Architecture and Engineering firms. He also fosters community across the AEC industries. The content and community interaction focuses on providing business advice derived from his wealth of experience in architectural design, firm operations, and business consulting. Lucas's background includes co-founding Propel Studio Architecture in Portland, Oregon in 2013. He led the firm’s operations, focusing on business development, marketing, team management, financial management, and design direction. Specializing in addressing housing issues, Lucas has designed over 50 Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), various infill housing developments, and custom homes. He has worked internationally in Shanghai, Bangkok, and Berlin, on a wide range of large-scale design projects as well as community engagement processes. After working in the Architecture profession for about 20 years, Lucas transitioned into business consulting for A&E firms as part of CVG. Here he worked with small growing A&E businesses, helping guide them to improved operations and profitability. Passionate about the built environment, urban planning, transit, and public art, Lucas also writes about these topics on his blog and creates abstract art in his spare time.
BQE's Customer Spotlight highlights Circular, a Brooklyn-based architecture firm. Discover their commitment to sustainable design and community...
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