I think I side with a4architect on this one. He made an offer to refer the client to an architect who can assist her so I dont see what the fuss is all about. It is like telling some billionaire to have a personal bank account in Equity Bank, it does not work like that ninjas. After all, what will graduate architects do if established ones take even the micro projects that they are supposed to be working on? I support a4architect 101%. Some people just dont see the point. The project does not fall within his niche but he is willing to refer her to someone who can help.

I also support a4architect...infact we should thank him for offering advise for free...that is why the likes of Ahmednasir Abdullahi, the famous lawyer will not just accept any client who walks into his office (or accept all sort of cases)...he has a niche

And, by the way, I think you fell for @popat's post... There's intelligence, then there's wisdom.

@jitahidi, well said. to survive in kenyan construction world , full of sharks of every variety, waiting to pounce at every opportunity is not easy. over the years, someone just has to set the goals to a particular type of clientele, leave other niches for others who are starting up and life continues. Am more into corporate and projects of a commercial nature eg malls, apartments for sale where more complex designs that include financial planning are needed. I also partake residentials but only for a few who have demonstrated ability to comprehend and respect best practices in the construction world. I remember when we were starting out, we would take any project . At some point, the clients would also expect us to work full time daily from 8am to 5pm with the fundis, replacing the foremen. Now, its of no use to try and explain to such a client on how we come in. We leave such to the young graduants to start where we were then they also learn with time that its not every client who walks in your office that can be taken in.
From @binti's posts, she/he is still very green as a developer. They probably do not know the difference between an architect, engineer , contractor and foreman. They also probably dont know how and where to ascertain practicing certificates and experiences/knowledge sets of consultants. To take up such a client requires the energies of the younger architects who have just graduated. It requires alot of patience. Its the same way that other older architects doing huge international projects would look at my niche. To them, it takes too much energy to take in my niche clientele . Thats how the industry works. We cant all work on all niche types.

Ok. understood. For the record, I'm not doubting the quality of your work. My issue was that your response, seemed harsh.