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Business conditions at architecture firms declined again in September, the AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index reports. The score of 44.8 for September is the lowest score reported since December 2020 during the height of the pandemic. - The American Institute of Architects (AIA) https://lnkd.in/egskGv4T #construction #design #architecture

Business conditions at architecture firms deteriorated in September, according to the American Institute of Architects (AIA)/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI). Last month, the ABI score was 44.8, the lowest score reported December 2020 during the height of the pandemic; in August, the score was 48.1. #AIA/DeltekArchitectureBillingsIndex #AmericanInstituteofArchitects #architecture #commercialrealestate

The AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index eased modestly in August, with a score of 48.1, marking the eleventh consecutive month of essentially flat billings at architecture firms. Any score below 50.0 indicates decreasing business conditions. - The American Institute of Architects (AIA) https://lnkd.in/ex_sRiku #construction #architects #architecture

Although billings are still down for February 2024 with a score of 49.5 according to the AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI), this score reports the most modest easing in billings since July 2023. Experts hope that this indicates the recent slowdown may be easing up. What are you experiencing in your area? Read more here: https://bit.ly/4cHzRja

I like to draw a bridge between service design and architecture. Maybe it just come from the fact that many of my close relatives are or have been architects, but there are common characteristics: - It massively influences the way we live, cook, eat, learn, work, communicate... - There definitely are both a front end we can see and a back-end for building to operate, connecting it to wider systems - Architects are at the cross-road of designing for usages, while delivering operational requirements and regulations - And they do love a good blueprint too Drawing this bridge is helpful to communicate design principles and their impact in a visual manner: - We can quickly see the impact of a building built around technical requirements alone, on its aspect, the way it bends usages to its design and enforce power, reducing accessibility and inclusivity - Similarly it's pretty easy to identify the impact of designing buildings for scale, cutting down costs, looking to increase ROI - How intial structural investments today, in insulation for instance, deliver more value than quick fixes tomorrow But I also like to draw this bridge because I believe there's a lot to take from the architects approach to design, the mindsets and principles we can learn from, especially when it comes to thinking in systems. Buildings, or at least well designed ones, understand the systems they're part of: cultural, behavioural, but also operationals such as water systems, legal, and most importantly, ecological. This short portrait of Emilio Ambasz is the perfect example of that last point, how the things we design are part of an ecosystem, both as a participant and a support to it, and should be designed accordingly. https://lnkd.in/eNrXFHNm

This April, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) rose to 48.3 from 43.6 in March. While billings remain soft, client interest is growing with more project inquiries. The Midwest faces sharper declines but also shows promising signs of improvement with an uptick in project inquiries. Despite high interest rates and challenges, interest in future projects remains strong. To learn more about architectural firm projections and other pressing news, read April's ABI. #Architecture #EconomicOutlook #BusinessTrends

Architecture firm billings remained soft in April, with an AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score of 48.3 for the month. The score rose from 43.6 in March but still indicates that billings continue to decline at most architecture firms. While the value of newly signed design contracts dipped slightly in April, there remains interest from clients as inquiries into new projects continue to increase. - The American Institute of Architects (AIA) https://lnkd.in/ge9wXhkp #architects #design #construction

Business conditions remain soft at architecture firms in June with the AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index reporting a score of 46.4. Any score below 50 indicates that billings decline, although somewhat fewer firms reported a decline in billings in June than in May. - The American Institute of Architects (AIA) https://lnkd.in/gE_ykdRe #economy #design #construction #architects

January’s AIA Architecture Billings Index remains low

Interested to read about the new Overlays to the #RIBA Plan of Work - particularly the Smart Building Overlay, which was published earlier today: https://lnkd.in/e73_rvQX #architecture #measuredsurveys