March’s Architecture Billings Index reports significant drop from previous month
In a large drop from February, the AIA’s Architecture Billings Index (ABI) for March has reported a decline in billings for the 14th consecutive month. The score for March was The post March’s...
View ArticleOn International Workers’ Day AN editors look back on a year of labor and...
Even if Labor Day falls in September in the U.S., May 1 marks International Workers’ Day around the world. The day has been the cause for celebrations of the international The post On International...
View ArticleApril’s Architecture Billings Index again reports decline in billings
The AIA’s Architecture Billings Index (ABI) has again reported a decline in billings, while notably not as steep as March (43.6), April saw a score of 48.3—any number lower than The post April’s...
View ArticleI’m confused: Where can I get answers to the ethical questions that come up...
This is the third entry in Architects Talking Ethics, an advice column that intends to host a discussion of the values that architects embody or should embody. It aims to answer The post I’m confused:...
View ArticleOlson Kundig opens Chicago office
Olson Kundig leadership announced today that the firm has opened a Chicago office. This new locale marks Olson Kundig’s third location. The firm was founded in Seattle by Tom Kundig The post Olson...
View ArticleGensler promotes Elizabeth Brink as co-CEO and Julia Simet as the firm’s...
Gensler’s work model hinges on co-leadership at all levels of its vast leadership structure. This means that each of the firm’s 53 offices is co-led, and the firm at large The post Gensler promotes...
View ArticlePascale Sablan, CEO of Adjaye Associates’s New York office, opens up about...
Last summer, The Financial Times published an article containing allegations of sexual misconduct against David Adjaye by three female former employees. As a result, some clients walked away from...
View ArticleMay Architecture Billings Index “continues a year and a half of weakness in...
The AIA’s Architecture Billings Index (ABI) for the month of May reported a decline in billings from April. It’s down to 42.4 from April’s 48.3—any number lower than 50 indicates The post May...
View ArticleContemporary design can complicate authorship. Who owns ideas?
How does one design firm differ from all the others? We define ourselves by metrics like years of experience, size, geography, and focus. But we’re service providers; we attempt to The post...
View ArticleIndigenous architects on finding creative ways to make the most impact
Of the many challenges affecting architecture today, the lack of diversity in the field is one of the most glaring. Amid a broader cultural reckoning with race—like Canada’s Truth and The post...
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