Douglas Teiger on building an architecture firm

Creative Ventures

In this episode, I chat with Douglas Teiger about his expansive work in architecture as well as his more recent activities in business coaching, art, and spirituality.

Subjects we cover include:

• His early projects including the Statue of Liberty renovation,
• Finessing his approach with clients,
• Creating a drama-free environment within the firm,
• Using core values to make decisions,
• His move to coaching,
• Identifying as a divine being rather than by what you do,
• And much more...

Below are also some links to a few of the topics we discuss:

• Douglas’ amazing art and his coaching website can be found here.
• The architecture firm he founded (and exited) can be viewed here.
• The exhibition I reference is Making Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration at MoMA. The article I read was this one from the New York Times.
• Finally, the quotes that we discuss are as follows: “The ideal church is large enough for silence to echo yet small enough for intimacy to remain” and “Architecture should raise your soul to a higher spiritual level.”

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