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DVVD, architects, engineers, and OOTI.
Interview: DVVD, architects, engineers, and OOTI. The roof of the Philippe Chatrier court at Roland Garros is them. The renovation of the POPB, now Accor Arena, is them too. Their management solution, on the other hand, is us. Céline Cerisier, Director...
What are the contexts and challenges of the profession of architect?
Understanding the contexts and challenges of the profession of architect Like every 2 years, the National Council of the Order of Architects publishes the essential collection to understand the challenges of the profession of architect: Archigraphy 2022. In these 150 pages including the...
10 tips to end your year well
10 tips for ending the year in style (and starting the next one with a bang!)An end of the year without obligation wouldn't really be an end of the year: find gifts for your brother-in-law, deposit your bundle tax with the registry, declare...
New building materials: between innovation and tradition.
New building materials: Between innovation and tradition! Making something new out of something old. It's an adage that seems particularly well suited to construction these days. Faced with an imperative ecological and energy transition, the sector is multiplying...
National architecture days
Architecture in the spotlight everywhere in France Zoom and guided tour of the National Architecture Days (JNA) with Julien Vincent, architect and Elected Member of the National Council of the Order of Architects. Initiated by the Ministry of Culture in 2016, the JNA...
Profitability: mission of an architectural firm
Profitability for an architectural agencyArchitecture in the collective imagination = creation - drawing - art - conception Architecture on a daily basis = organization - costing - accounting - administrative - productionFew people understand the huge part that...
Architecture software: the 6 must-haves in the sector
Architect software: The 6 must-haves in the sector! You are an architect. You are responsible for the creation of functional and innovative buildings and works. To express your talent and succeed in your missions, your expertise requires a toolbox...
BET management software: the 6 decisive criteria
How to choose your management software as a design office? Are you looking for management software as a technical design office (BET)? Not always easy to navigate among the many options available on the market. OOTI guides you in you...
ERP Architecture: the essential tool for managing your agency
ERP Architecture: the essential tool for managing your agencyDo you know what an ERP is? An “establishment open to the public”? Not false, but not only! Behind these three letters hides a treasure too little known to architects, software...
The reuse of materials in architecture
When the waste of some makes the happiness of othersEvery year, the world of construction sends 250 million tons of waste to the dumpster. The sector alone represents 70% of French annual waste production. In this context, solutions...
How to hold your project managers accountable?
Empowering your project managers Project manager in an agency: when responsibility is an opportunity The project manager is an essential cog in the smooth running of an architectural agency. It is through him that the projects live, he who participates in the cohesion of...
Connecting for architects
BAM, Archidvisor, Archibien: the new dating sites for architects They bear witness to the digitization of the profession and promise visibility and new projects, platforms for connecting architects and project managers...
NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2021
Our 2 events in October GITEX, Dubai With around a hundred countries represented, GITEX, organized at the Dubai World Trade Center, is one of the biggest tech fairs. Let yourself be guided behind the scenes of this great show! This year, OOTI has...
How to reach new markets
Landing new markets: when the architect becomes a salespersonNew business, competition won, deal won, new market… You can call it what you want, it is ultimately always about the same story: finding new projects. Or ?...
How to determine the billable rate of an architecture project?
How to determine the billable rate of an architecture project? Evaluating your fees depends on many parameters. Each company or self-employed person can, at their leisure, apply their own pricing grid according to numerous parameters. We...
8 architects who move the lines
8 Architects who move the lines They are at the origin of a particularly emblematic project, they were praised by a jury of professionals, they have a different look on the profession... These 8 architects, whom we have grouped together in an article, are...
The management of your projects at your fingertips thanks to site monitoring applications
The 4 site monitoring applications that are modernizing the sector They are called Archisnapper, BulldozAIR, Clovis or Archireport. They are often less than ten years old and yet already have the wind in their sails: site monitoring applications are...
Manage your teams
How to manage your teams thanks to the ERP The management of resources within an architecture agency is a permanent challenge that telework complicates: how to best organize the work of remote teams? How to optimize...
Market player – Construction technology
La Tech du BTP At the rendezvous of the digital transition of construction projectsOOTI spoke with La Tech du BTP, a consulting firm in the digital transformation of architectural agencies, particularly concerned by the digital transition Presentation...
ERP and DAF, the perfect union
The ERP, accelerator of the financial departmentsAs new in an architecture agency as it is essential in the functions it occupies, the role of the Administrative and Financial Department (DAF) is more than a simple passion for Excel sheets. Under the impulse...
Co-contracting and fee reviews
CO-CONTRACTING AND FEES REVISIONS, FINALLY ON OOTI! New features dedicated to architecture Thanks to the many feedback from our partners, you can now manage co-contracting, sub-contracting and fee reviews...
Co-contracting, the association between architects
Co-contracting, the association between architects Each year, the MAF publishes its edition of “MAF Figures”. In a brochure of about forty pages, the mutual contractor compiles the data collected on the occasion of the Declaration of Activities...
Silver Square 2020
Équerre d'argent 2020 Against a backdrop of confinement, the 38th Équerre d'argent ceremony was held on Monday, November 23 in a new format, digitalized 100%. The opportunity for the jury to reveal the name of Charles-Henri Tachon's successor in what remains as the...
The 3 arch news not to be missed this week
What are the latest arch news of the week? We offer you a little review in 5 minutes! How to best negotiate the new episode of confinement? This is the question answered by the Order of Architects by proposing, on its website...
Interview with Nicolas Ziesel of KOZ Architectes
“Wood, always in our hearts, and if possible, in our projects! »Hello!I promise to try!Nicolas Ziesel is an architect driven by one ambition: to build in wood. From his beginnings in the 90s to the management of his agency of around thirty...
Suggestion of invoices and automatic reminders: invoicing according to OOTI
In order to facilitate the invoicing work of architectural agencies, OOTI integrates a dedicated interface, between link with current projects and automatic suggestion. A way to ensure a clear and personalized follow-up of this decisive stage of the project. In front of...
Ressource planning
ARCHITECTS, THE LOAD SCHEDULE HAS ARRIVED Requested by many architects, the load schedule is finally online on OOTI! Thanks to this new feature, you will now be able to plan your resources on projects to develop a...
Interview with Maxime, founder of OOTI
Upcoming features, confinement and back-to-school plans…Interview with Maxime Riahi, founder of OOTIIt was sunny, it was hot, it was summer, and it already seems too far away. Because the back-to-school atmosphere can sometimes seem a bit heavy, at OOTI we...
Entretien avec Arnaud Guirao de l’agence Moon Safari « Penser les bâtiments de demain »
His name is Arnaud Guirao, and he is the head of the Moon Safari agency. From the anecdote behind the name of his agency to his vision of architecture in a post-COVID world, he answers all our questions!Arnaud: Hello OOTI!Arnaud: I am co-founder of...
OOTI 2020 Update
The new version has arrived! OOTI continues to improve to make our OOTILIZERS happy. Discover all the new features. More intuitive and more pleasant, the platform has been redesigned to allow simple and...
Our 3 arch news of the week
This week, a little overview of the news of the moment! On the menu: the flexibility of the OPPBTP guide the proposals of the Citizen's Climate Convention concerning the built environment the AFEX 2020 Grand Prix. The recommendations of the OPPBTP guide (...
Must-have apps for architects
As we explained in our previous article, the digitization of the construction industry promises to accelerate further in the future. How to see more clearly and choose the right tools from the plethora of solutions promising mountains and...
The digitization of architectural firms
It will have escaped no one, and COVID-19 cannot be held solely responsible for it: architecture, in the way it is practiced, is evolving. An evolution that it owes both to the increasing complexity of construction processes and to the emergence of...
Deconfinement: our 5 tips to prepare well for May 11!
Despite fears about the resumption of the epidemic and government injunctions for the greatest caution, as of May 11, millions of employees will return to work. Unlike the cessation of activity that took place in a few days...