Get expert guidance for reducing and recovering from firm disruption. The Architect's Guide to Business Continuity increases firm resilience with a step-by-step…

Started in the summer of 2021, AIA’s HQ Renewal Internship program highlights the importance of agency in the built environment and empowers future architects.

The Equitable Development Frameworks analyzes architecture's role in advancing equitable communities by comparing five different approaches to creating healthy…

Integrating climate adaptation planning and resilience measures into your firm’s design process helps to ensure overall project success, particularly in a…

Prepare your firm to take advantage of the increasing number of retrofit projects with this guide uncovering the hidden economic, health, and environmental…

Explore a three-part resource designed to empower and provide architects and designers with the necessary steps to take to reduce embodied carbon in their…

Explore lessons from frequent winners of the AIA COTE Top Ten Awards, including firm traits on design innovation, sustainability, decarbonization, energy…

The Consensus Construction Forecast panel has optimistic predictions for nonresidential spending in late 2023 and beyond, and the news is generally positive…

Addressing climate change requires a coordinated effort informed by the best data available. AIA and Owens Corning are proud to present a comprehensive report…

How does an architect calculate fees based on costs that are still unknown? AIA’s B101-2017 agreement can help bring clarity to the murky world of percentage…

Time’s running out to slow down global warming. With climate change-related natural disasters increasing in size and frequency, the role architects play in…

AIA’s Climate Action Plan provides architects with actionable steps, tools, and resources to achieve climate mitigation, climate adaptation, and decarbonization…

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A noteworthy federal court case upheld an architect’s right to terminate a license to use its drawings. The right to use…

Architecture firms target an average chargeability/utilization rate of 77.5% for their design staff.

Explore climate change design resources and projection tools to help buildings and communities handle and adapt to climate change effects like extreme heat and…

Architecture firm billings declined for the fourth consecutive month in January 2023 (49.3 ABI score). However, the pace of the decline slowed, indicating that…

The Disaster Assistance Handbook helps architects support communities before and after disaster—creating more resilient, sustainable, equitable, and healthy…

The federal pay rules aren’t as clear-cut as you may think, and non-compliance with Department of Labor rules may result in audits, back pay, and fines…

Architecture firm billings end 2022 on a soft note. The December ABI score of 47.5 is a modest improvement over the November score of 46.6, meaning slightly…

Out-of-pocket operational expenses add up fast and can account for up to 15% of a company’s total business expenses, creating a huge incentive for owners…