Archinect

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

For the month, inquiries for new projects continued to rise at a steady, slow pace, while the value of newly signed design contracts dropped for the eleventh month in a row. Firms with a commercial/industrial focus reported the most significant decline in business conditions, but weakness was observed across all sectors.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The latest EntreArchitect Small Firm Business Pulse Report is here, offering a fresh look at the economic health of small architecture firms. With over 221 responses , this quarters survey provides deeper insights than ever before, helping firm leaders benchmark performance and adapt to an evolving market. Contract Values : 28.5%

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Archinect

MAY 23, 2024

For many salaried workers, freelancing and contracting may once have been a scary proposition, little more than placeholder labels as one moved between secure, salaried positions. Where do the architecture industry and its workers sit in this emerging landscape of the blended workforce?

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Archinect

APRIL 24, 2024

” The AIA says: "This shows that clients are interested in starting new projects but remain hesitant to sign a contract and officially commit to those projects. However, most firms report that they still have strong project backlogs of 6.6 The new figures indicate a reversal of February’s “most modest easing.”

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

At the end of each month, we will guide you through the latest analyses, indexes, and trends on how the architecture and construction industries are performing economically. In our previous edition of the series, we noted the almost unanimous hope expressed by commentators across the AEC industry that the U.S.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The newest AIA /Deltek Architecture Billings Index reporting has shown a continued stasis of weak conditions for firms nationally. Unfortunately, even the impending interest rate cuts didn’t move the needle on project inquiries or new design contracts at architecture firms. The August ABI is now 45.7, down from the 48.2

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Archinect

AUGUST 21, 2024

The latest AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) for July has shown a continued state of soft business conditions at firms across the country, with a score of 48.2. Contracts decreased for the fourth consecutive month while, conversely, the rate of decline has slowed. Notably, firms in the Northeast U.S.

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Archinect

JANUARY 19, 2022

Wrapping up a tumultuous business year 2021, the American Institute of Architects reports that architecture firms ended the year on a "high note with strong business conditions." Sector index breakdown: mixed practice (60.6); multi-family residential (49.2); commercial/industrial (49.2); institutional (47.6) Design contracts index: 55.8

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Archinect

APRIL 19, 2023

New data from the American Institute of Architects' latest Architecture Billings Index (ABI) shows an increase for the month of March, ending a five-month streak of declines in spite of a slight decrease in the overall number of new contracts during the same 30-day period. As mentioned, the value of new design contracts declined to 48.9

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Archinect

JULY 28, 2022

architecture industry. While new project inquiries and design contracts also dipped a bit compared to the previous month, they remained in growth territory and reported scores of 58.2 The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) for June reached a score of 53.2, softening only slightly from May's score of 53.5 respectively.

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Archinect

JUNE 24, 2022

The Architecture Billings Index for May, which uses feedback from architecture firms, finished at a score of 53.5. New project inquiries and design contracts indexes also expanded, posting scores of 63.9 New project inquiries and design contracts indexes also expanded, posting scores of 63.9 respectively, up from 62.3

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Archinect

JUNE 21, 2023

The index score in May was the highest it has been since September 2022, while inquiries into new projects and design contracts reached their highest levels since February. while new design contracts entered positive territory with a score of 52.3, up from 48.5 in April (a score above 50 indicates an increase in billings).

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Archinect

APRIL 20, 2022

The March scores for both new project inquiries and design contracts also expanded to 63.9 However, since project backlogs at architecture firms have reached seven months, a new all-time high, it appears that firms are having a difficult time keeping up with this uptick in demand for desig. respectively.

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Archinect

MAY 24, 2023

Firms did report, however, that new project inquiries increased to a score of 53.9, though most practices continued to report a decline in the value of new design contracts to a score of 49.8. The billings score for April dropped to 48.5, down from the March total of 50.4 (any any score above 50 indicates an increase).

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Archinect

AUGUST 24, 2022

Demand for design services at architecture firms across the U.S. While this reading is slightly below June’s score of 53.2 , it still indicates stable business conditions for architecture firms, as any score above 50 suggests an increase in billings from the prior month. last month. respectively.

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Archinect

JULY 19, 2022

From Archinect's bustling community of job seekers , firms , and schools , we have selected five featured architectural employers with recently-listed jobs in Brooklyn/New York City , Phoenix , Toronto , Kansas City , and East Hampton. Meinel Optical Sciences Research Lab, University of Arizona by Richärd Kennedy Architects.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The data contained in the latest Architecture Billings Index (ABI) from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) shows a "considerable" decrease in the demand for design services across the industry in a sign that points to the arrival of a long-dreaded turndown for firms heading into the new year. The ABI score for October was 47.7,

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Archinect

MAY 26, 2022

The development team includes contracting firm Mega Development, non-profit industrial developer Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center, and The Bridge, a non-profit organization that provides rehabilitative services throughout New York City. Total construction costs for the complex are estimated at $118 million.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Led by Sanjay Puri, the firm integrates sustainability into every project, emphasizing energy efficiency, heat mitigation and passive cooling techniques that are especially vital in extreme climates. How did your firm grow? We grew from a single-person firm to 108 currently. I started my practice four years later in 1992.

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Archinect

JANUARY 26, 2023

although new design contracts remained in negative territory with a score of 49.4. Inquiries into new projects continued to post a positive score of 52.3, December ABI Highlights Regional averages: South (48.8); Midwest (49.4); West (45.5); Northeast (46.5). “With ABI scores for the entire fourth.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Seattle firm Wittman Estes tests a modular concept designed to engage with its settingin this case, Whidbey Island. From prefab tiny houses and modular cabin kits to entire homes ready to ship, their projects represent some of the best ideas in the industry. Do you know a prefab brand that should be on our radar? Get in touch!

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SW Oregon Architect

OCTOBER 16, 2022

For the 41st consecutive year, the Construction Specifications Institute–Willamette Valley Chapter (CSI-WVC) is pleased to offer a series of classes on Construction Contract Documents in addition to another set covering Construction Contract Administration.

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SW Oregon Architect

OCTOBER 17, 2021

For the 40th consecutive year, the Construction Specifications Institute–Willamette Valley Chapter (CSI-WVC) is pleased to offer a series of classes on Construction Contract Documents in addition to another set covering Construction Contract Administration.

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Architizer

AUGUST 6, 2024

Apart from the many issues constantly being raised regarding the architectural industry — i.e., low salaries, long hours, competitive working environments — another recurring concern is the lack of creativity, especially in entry-level positions.

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Dwell

OCTOBER 29, 2024

On October 9th of this year, the competition abruptly reemerged with a brand new name—Missing Middle Infill Housing—and four winning entries: Rowhouses by Future Firm , a six-flat by ParkFowler Plus , a single-family by Vladimir Radutny Architects , and a three-flat by Dirk Denison Architects.

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Small firm architects, it’s time to redefine how we measure and understand the health of our industry. Today, I’m thrilled to introduce the EntreArchitect Small Firm Business Pulse Survey and Report , a groundbreaking initiative created specifically for small architecture firms like yours.

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Deezen

MARCH 7, 2025

It will come in single or dual-motor configurations, providing up to 500 horsepower The model was produced with prototype manufacturer Aria , but Telo has said that it hopes to contract production out to existing manufacturers rather than building its own facilities, which would require large amounts of capital.

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Architizer

JANUARY 26, 2022

Lior Schnabel is a Co-Managing Partner at Precise , a company that provides financial management and control services for architectural and engineering firms across the USA and Europe. The Architectural/Engineering (A/E) industry is highly competitive. ” This saying holds true for the design industry. Industry Pricing.

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Dwell

AUGUST 2, 2024

Coming off of a few failed attempts at other firms, the group is making industry history. In 2021, a small but significant wave of architecture firms coalesced under Architectural Workers United , represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW). That’s not the case in many practices.

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Deezen

JULY 26, 2024

The union at New York studio Bernheimer Architecture has ratified a collective bargaining agreement, making it the first at a private sector architecture firm in the US. Today the union at Bernheimer Architecture unanimously ratified the first ever collective bargaining agreement at a private sector architecture firm," said AWU.

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Hotel Designs

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

A key date within the hospitality industry’s calendar, the Brit List Awards is an identifier and celebrator of the very best of British and International hospitality. Showcase Partner: BoConcept Trade & Contract Image credit: BoConcept For 2024, the Brit List Awards is kindly supported by Danish furniture brand BoConcept.

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Architizer

MARCH 24, 2023

With so many architecture firms to choose from, it’s challenging for clients to identify the industry leaders that will be an ideal fit for their project needs. Fortunately, Architizer is able to provide guidance on the top design firms in Portugal based on more than a decade of data and industry knowledge.

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Archmark

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Prior to the Coronavirus crisis, many architects we talked with would tell us that they never get new business from their websites and that their firm's success is based on their reputation and working relationships. What purpose is your architecture website serving your firm? If not, then your website is not doing its job.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 16, 2022

With so many architecture firms to choose from, it’s challenging for clients to identify the industry leaders that will be an ideal fit for their project needs. Fortunately, Architizer is able to provide guidance on the top design firms in France based on more than a decade of data and industry knowledge. GARDERA-D.

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Deezen

AUGUST 15, 2022

Firm leaders signal with their own work habits that the bare minimum is to work routinely long hours and to do so because you are passionate. Compounding the issue, our firm leaders – and often even project managers – do not monitor the hours we work. Working conditions throughout the industry are, on the whole, crushing.

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Architizer

JULY 5, 2023

New York is arguably the epicenter of the architectural industry in the United States, with more than 20,000 licensed architects and well over 1,000 firms working in the state. Construction firms generated an estimated $84 billion in economic activity in 2018, representing 10 percent of New York City’s total economic output.

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SW Oregon Architect

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Twenty-seven firms formally vied for the opportunity to design the Hult Center. Ultimately, the Eugene City Council approved selection of Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates (HHPA) (2) , a New York firm that had by the late 1970s established a reputation for attention-grabbing and successful concert halls. (3)

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