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Many clients had begun to delayt building projects for architects in the others scaled back or stopped bookingh new constructionall together, Scherer says. But, despite signs of a cominyg economic slowdown, he split from the Architecturaol Group in December 1999 and now seemsd to be doing well onhis own. Alan Scherr Associatews LLC generated $420,000 in billings aftetr its first year of business and could reach that levelothis year, according to Scherr. The firm landecd several projectsin 2000, including design of the $6.5 million Daytonh View Academy, the $500,000 People's Saving Bank Brancgh in Troy and redesign of Sinclaire Community College's learning center.
Although that billing put Alan Scherd Associates at the bottom of the Dayton Business Journal's 25 largest architectural and engineering firmz -- No. 1 Woolpert LLP billed $25.9 millioh in 2000 -- Scherd says his new firm got off to agood "Our goal is not to have many clients, but to get a few good client with multiple projects," Scherr said. A huge part of Scherr'sx success comes from relationshipzsthe Washington, D.C., native has developed since he came to Daytob 28 years ago. His term as presidenyt of from 1990to 1999, in enabled him to land clients such as Sinclaidr Community College, he said.
"Daytonb has a high number of very good architectsa for a marketits size," Scherr said. "You become successful by developiny relationshipswith people." Scherr also credite his success to his ability to offer client services not traditionallyg associated with design and architecture. For the firm helps clients with movingftheir offices, choosing new furniture, and designing computer "No longer can architects just provide desigj of space service for clients," Scherr said. "Our expertisd must be broader." According to Rex Cowden, Woolpert LLP chiet operating officer, many architects are diversifying their practiceds to createniche markets.
"I thin in any business there'a going to be competition and someone has to offersomething that's different from anybodyt else," Cowden said. "u think what he (Scherr) is trying to do is to creatd a full-service firm." Scherr and Rick Holmezs founded the Architectural Groupin 1990. TAG's billinge were $1.4 million last year, ranking it 19th on DBJ'es list.