Marketing for Architects: 7 Ways to Elevate Your Small Firm
Discover 7 tips from architecture experts to bring in new prospective clients through marketing.
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How to Start an Engineering Firm of One in 5 Steps
Discover simple rules for success from a mechanical engineer who took the leap and started her own engineering firm.
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For Architects, LEED AP Certification Opens the Gate to Greener Opportunities
With LEED AP Certification, architects can demonstrate a commitment to green building—opening doors to career opportunities and lifelong learning.
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5 Ways to Design Solar Architecture Beautifully—Not as an Ugly Afterthought
With solar panel architecture, the future can be both green and beautifully designed: Here are five ways to effectively and aesthetically embrace solar now.
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Tree-House Architecture Brings Modus Studio Closer to Nature
Modus Studio is using design and fabrication tools to bring people closer to nature; its tree-house architecture hews close to this mission.
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4 Employee-Retention Strategies to Help Your Architecture Firm Keep Top Talent
Attrition costs architecture firms valuable talent— and so much more. Here are four employee-retention strategies that will help your firm, your employees—and your bottom line.
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3 Ways Firms Can Cultivate the Careers of Black Architects—and Why They Should
In the US, only 2% of registered architects are Black. This is a problem for both the industry and the built environment. Here are three ways firms can increase diversity.
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5 Upsides for Small Architecture Firms Taking Work Online—From Home
Small architecture businesses establish their own culture, so what's happened during the work-from-home shift? Here are 5 upsides to going online from three different US firms.
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How COVID-19 Is Shifting the Supply Chain—Think Less Global, More Regional
How will COVID-19 impact the global supply chain? One outcome—already in motion before the pandemic—is a less global, more regional world, which may have positive payoffs for climate change.
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Heads in the Cloud: Work-Life Balance and Better Collaboration for Architects
See how cloud collaboration helped Newman Architects create partnerships with out-of-town firms and improve the work-life balance for its architects.
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VR and Photography Shape the Architecture of London’s Fotografiska Museum
Fotografiska, a photography museum opening in London, used VR to envision the flow and architecture of its forward-thinking space.
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Snøhetta Architects Unite Art and Science to Help Bring Peace Back to Paris
Guided by concepts of openness and transparency, Snøhetta Architects designed the new Le Monde newspaper headquarters to reflect a unified Paris.
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The New Bulgari Factory Updates Tradition (While Thwarting Jewel Heists)
With its new factory in a historic Italian "city of gold," fine jewelry–maker Bulgari modernizes with security upgrades and inspiring architecture.
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The Redesigned San Ysidro Border Crossing—A More Welcoming America?
Goodbye 1970s prisonlike design, hello airy canopies and better traffic flow: The new San Ysidro border crossing is a kinder, gentler checkpoint.
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The Era of “Starchitects” May Be Over, as Dream Teams Evolve the Field
Move over, starchitects and lone geniuses of architecture: The future of education and practice in the field is collaborative.
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Why Diversity in Architecture Matters for Communities and the Bottom Line
Three architects explain why diversity in architecture is crucial—to serve the growing diversity of the communities that architects serve.
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In a Great Civil Engineer/Architect Relationship, Conflict Breeds Creativity
An architect and a civil engineer at SmithGroupJJR discuss the value of a collaborative civil engineer/architect relationship and reveal what makes it work.
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Preserving Hand-Drawn Artistry of Old-School Architecture in the Digital Age
Newer- and older-generation architects talk about the importance of preserving hand-sketching skills and the artistry of old-school architecture.
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Smart Cities and a Borderless World: What If Maps Revealed Infrastructure, Not Borders?
Consider a borderless world—empowered by infrastructure and connectivity—that promotes peace and productivity rather than division and conflict.
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How Lean Construction Empowers the Front Line for Better Teamwork
Lean Construction pioneer Greg Howell explains how the practice—like the modern military—eschews "command and control" to empower crews on the front line.
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