The company maintains it is still hiring for a number of positions in different locations globally. The layoffs come as an increasing number of non-architect AEC professionals are using BIM software in their day-to-day workflows, despite criticism from firms of a lack of “serious... View full entry

A new report by Dodge Construction Network has revealed that the Dodge Momentum Index (DMI) fell 8.4% in January to 201.5 from the revised December reading of 220.0. Last month, the commercial component of the DMI fell 10.0%, and the institutional component decreased by 4.7%.  The weakness in... View full entry

Following last week’s visit to the California/Switzerland-based Montalba Architects, we are using this week’s edition of our Meet Your Next Employer series to explore the work of San Francisco and Providence-based BAMO. A studio of interior designers, architects, and artists, BAMO’s services... View full entry

Michael Graves Architecture is once again expanding in the Mid-Atlantic market with the newly-announced acquisition of the well-known North Carolina-based firm Walter Robbs Callahan & Pierce Architects.  The move comes after successive acquisitions of Maryland's Waldon Studio Architects and... View full entry

Following last week’s visit to New York City-based SKOLNICK, we are using this week’s edition of our Meet Your Next Employer series to explore the work of California and Switzerland-based practice Montalba Architects. Founded in 2004 by David Montalba, the Santa Monica / Lausanne firm operates... View full entry

The non-profit group 4 Day Week Global has published the findings of their trial into the impacts of a four-day workweek on businesses. The trial began in February 2022, when 33 companies enacted a “meaningful work time reduction” for six months without reducing pay. The companies, which... View full entry

New data from the American Institute of Architects has found there to be a continued decrease in the demand for design services across December 2022, continuing a trend that began two months previously. According to the latest Architecture Billings Index for December, the billings score was... View full entry

Following last week’s look at an opening for an Architect at Doctors Without Borders, we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an open position on Archinect Jobs for a Senior Designer at Extell Development Company. The role, based out of Extell’s New York City... View full entry

According to a new Dodge Construction Network report, total construction starts jumped 27% in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.185 trillion. This figure is a rebound from a dip in November, which saw an 18% decline. Throughout December, nonresidential building starts increased... View full entry

Following last week’s visit to entertainment venue specialists Populous, we are using this week’s edition of our Meet Your Next Employer series to explore the work of Sag Harbor and New York City-based SKOLNICK Architecture + Design Partnership. Operating across their New York and Hamptons... View full entry

A pair of unprecedented changes to the UK’s Architects Act 1997 has been announced jointly by the British Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Architects Registration Board (ARB), ending the reciprocal acceptance of qualifications for EU-trained architects that has been... View full entry

Gensler has set a new record for firm size after the 2023 Building Design WA100 survey listed its total design staff at just over 3,000 for the first time in history. After losing its founder in May of 2021, Gensler grew by 14% over the last year to breach the 3,000-employee threshold... View full entry

Looking for exciting architecture and landscape architecture career opportunities in Chicago? Check out this week's curated employment highlight from Archinect Jobs, with a selection of current openings for architects, designers, project managers, and landscape architects in the Windy City. To... View full entry

The University of Toronto’s School of Engineering has announced a new research center that will, together with its industry partners, work to find a viable solution to the growing need for public infrastructure that is in tune with the push for sustainability and concerns over climate change... View full entry

One of Europe’s largest and most successful firms is downsizing after C. F. Møller announced the closure of its London operations last week.  According to a report in AJ, the office had reported losses totaling £211,000 ($260,421) between 2019 and 2021. The firm’s sole UK outpost was... View full entry