Built for Pressure: How NFL Stadiums Evolved
Last night, the Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots, and the NFL season came to a close. Millions were also watching a stadium perform under immense pressure. The game was played at Levi’s Stadium, near San Francisco, and its role went far beyond hosting. The building itself became part of the spectacle, quietly proving how far […]
Why Workforce Stability Is a Compliance Issue in A/E Firms
Architecture and engineering firms tend to think of compliance as something external. Building codes. Permits. Safety standards. Contracts. Audits. But one of the most overlooked risks in A/E firms today does not live in drawings or documentation. It lives in the workforce. Frequent layoffs and unclear employment practices are no longer just internal HR concerns. They […]
Work Will Return: Will Your A/E Firm Be Ready?
The architecture and engineering industry has been through a period of pause, adjustment, and reinvention. Projects slowed down. Hiring plans changed. Teams learned to collaborate from kitchens, home offices, and job sites connected only by screens. In adapting to new ways of working, many firms evolved into what we now recognize as remote architecture firms. Now, the […]
The Operational Shift Helping Firms Do More With Less
Architecture and engineering firms are being asked to deliver more work, faster timelines, and higher quality results, even as resources become increasingly limited. To keep up, many firms are rethinking how they scale their teams and operations, often turning to an architecture staffing firm to stay flexible amid rising costs and ongoing talent shortages. Industry […]
How A&E Firms Keep Projects Moving With Limited Manpower
Across the architecture and engineering world, one challenge keeps coming up in conversations, meetings, and late-night A&E project reviews: there’s more work to do, but fewer people to do it. Deadlines are tightening, clients expect faster turnarounds, and projects are growing more complex. Yet hiring is slower, talent is harder to find, and budgets remain under pressure. According to OpenAsset, 69% of firms believe hiring difficulties will persist, […]
How One Design-Build Firm Scaled with BizForce
For many architecture and engineering firms, the challenge isn’t finding work—it’s building a team that can support that work sustainably. That was the situation facing Pate Design Group. With a steady pipeline and strong reputation, the firm faced growing pressure as market conditions and staffing costs evolved. Hiring architects locally in the U.S. had become increasingly difficult to justify from both a cost and […]
How A&E Firms Are Expanding Teams Without Adding Offices
For decades, growth in architecture and engineering (A&E) firms followed a predictable path: more projects meant more hires, which meant bigger offices. New leases, added overhead, and higher fixed costs came with the territory. Today, that playbook is changing. Across the U.S., A&E firms are expanding their teams, increasing capacity, and delivering more work without […]
The Firms Winning the Most Bids Are Doing One Thing Differently in 2026
In 2026, architecture firms are facing tougher competition for work. More proposals are being submitted, timelines are tighter, and clients expect speed, clarity, and confidence long before construction documents are complete. The firms winning consistently are the ones that show they can deliver before the pressure begins. Winning bids today is no longer just about strong […]
The Smarter Way A&E Firms Build Teams Today
Pressure on architecture and engineering firms continues to grow. Projects are more complex, clients expect faster turnaround, and costs continue to rise. Finding the right talent has become a major challenge, with 69% of firms expecting ongoing recruitment difficulties, according to trends reported by OpenAsset. For years, firms relied on local hiring and adding headcount to manage demand. […]
How the Right Remote Architects Unlock More Projects
For most architecture and engineering firms, the challenge isn’t opportunity—it’s capacity. Projects are coming in, clients are calling, and RFPs are worth pursuing. But between design, documentation, coordination, and deadlines, many firms hit a familiar wall: there simply aren’t enough hands to take on more work without stretching teams too thin. Growth pauses not because firms lack ambition, but […]