Few firms have engaged in a merger or acquisition over the last year.
 

The Architecture Billings Index® (ABI) score of 50.4 in March 2022 indicates a slight majority of firms reported an increase in billings—an improvement in…

Firms expect modestly higher revenue growth in 2025

Business conditions continued to soften at architecture firms in April, as the Architecture Billings Index® score fell below 50 (48.5). Although new projects…

More than one-quarter of firms report that significantly delayed projects are increasing

After an unusually strong performance in 2023, the construction sector will see weaker conditions this year and next.

Despite inflation, rising interest rates, and weak consumer sentiment scores, the AIA Consensus Construction Forecast panel projects nonresidential spending to…

Midyear update projects construction spending to gain momentum this year, but stall in 2025.

After increasing in 2023 and 2024, construction spending for nonresidential buildings is projected to slow dramatically in 2025 and 2026.

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

In 2026, nonresidential construction faces slowing growth, widening sector imbalances, and continued economic uncertainty.

See what’s ahead for the construction industry with this twice-a-year survey of the nation’s leading construction economists who forecast business conditions…

Nonresidential building spending to remain sluggish through 2026, with no turnaround in sight.

The first week of June 2025 unites the North American design community as AIA and RAIC host back-to-back national conferences in Boston and Montréal—celebrating…

Most firms have seen some stalled, delayed, or canceled projects over the last six months.