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Architectural Styles Are Evolving. The Talent Behind Them Matters More Than Ever.
Walk through any growing community today, and you will see a story unfolding in its architecture. A Mediterranean-inspired villa may sit across from a sleek
2026 Hiring Outlook for Architecture & Engineering Firms: Build, Pause, or Restructure?
As 2026 approaches, many firm leaders are asking the same question: Should we expand, pause hiring, or rethink our workforce structure? For firms in architecture and
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
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
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
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
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
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
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