Market squeezes free designs from architects
Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com Wisconsin architects are putting themselves at risk by gambling free design work on the front end of projects for a chance to land the jobs and the paid work...
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AIA billings index shows decline in work from May to June The economic outlook provided by the Architecture Billings Index went from bad to worse as architects reported less work in June. The billings...
View ArticleArchitects getting a crash course in marketing (UPDATE)
By James Briggs Architects, by nature, excel at design. But as new construction has slowed, some have turned to drafting logos and websites instead of buildings. The transition has come as firms try to...
View ArticleWanted: Specialized architects and engineers
By Jack Zemlicka The search for qualified candidates is taking some construction companies outside Wisconsin and the U.S. even though in-state workers are desperate for jobs. “We’re not a country that...
View ArticleReport: Architects with midrange experience in short supply
Architecture firms expanding post-recession are encountering a shortage of architects with midrange experience, according to the American Institute of Architects.
View ArticleDesign industry reps call for more women
Women represent about 43 percent of architectural school graduates in the U.S., but only about 20 percent of licensed architects and 17 percent of principals and partners are women, according to...
View ArticleMarket squeezes free designs from architects
Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com Wisconsin architects are putting themselves at risk by gambling free design work on the front end of projects for a chance to land the jobs and the paid work...
View ArticleNews Briefs
AIA billings index shows decline in work from May to June The economic outlook provided by the Architecture Billings Index went from bad to worse as architects reported less work in June. The billings...
View ArticleArchitects getting a crash course in marketing (UPDATE)
By James Briggs Architects, by nature, excel at design. But as new construction has slowed, some have turned to drafting logos and websites instead of buildings. The transition has come as firms try to...
View ArticleWanted: Specialized architects and engineers
By Jack Zemlicka The search for qualified candidates is taking some construction companies outside Wisconsin and the U.S. even though in-state workers are desperate for jobs. “We’re not a country that...
View ArticleReport: Architects with midrange experience in short supply
Architecture firms expanding post-recession are encountering a shortage of architects with midrange experience, according to the American Institute of Architects.
View ArticleDesign industry reps call for more women
Women represent about 43 percent of architectural school graduates in the U.S., but only about 20 percent of licensed architects and 17 percent of principals and partners are women, according to...
View ArticleWho’s in, out in small-business tax break? It’s complicated
Architects and engineers are still in. Accountants, doctors and lawyers remain out — mostly. New rules floated by the Trump administration lay out what kinds of businesses are allowed by the new tax...
View ArticleBLURRED LINES: Architects fight bill to remain distinct from interior designers
Legislation intended to give interior designers authority to sign off on plans for some projects is drawing the ire of architects who fear it could blur the line between the two professions.
View ArticleLawmakers hear bill to give interior designers power to OK plans, a change...
Lawmakers on Wednesday held a public hearing on a bill to give interior designers the power to stamp their own plans, a proposal architects say would undermine their profession.
View ArticleBiden fires Architect of the Capitol over alleged abuses
President Joe Biden has fired embattled Architect of the Capitol Brett Blanton, who oversees the historic building that houses Congress and its expansive grounds, as pressure mounted for his removal...
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