ICYMI, Niall Patrick Walsh spoke with IAMAW union organizer, and former SHoP employee, Andrew Daley, as well as Peggy Deamer, founding member of The Architecture Lobby, about the recent resurgence of interest in and organizing around Unionization in Architecture. Gregory Walker had a few "earnest... View full entry
Following last week’s visit to Los Angeles’ TOLO Architecture, we are moving our Meet Your Next Employer series east to Brooklyn, New York, where we find innovative practice StudioTEKA. Founded in 2003 by Vanessa Keith, the practice operates from a “beautiful loft space in the heart of... View full entry
The American Institute of Architects has released a statement criticizing the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that restricts the EPA’s authority to mandate carbon emissions reductions. The ruling, which decided the case West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, is described by the AIA as a... View full entry
As Archinect has explored through numerous feature articles, the U.S. architecture profession faces deep ongoing challenges surrounding salaries, fee levels, and work-life balances. In a sign that such conditions are not confined to the U.S., recent years have seen architectural worker movements... View full entry
The latest data from the American Institute of Architects shows a continued increase in a homebuilding trend that began in the throes of the pandemic and has not abated in the face of supply-chain shortages and several countervailing trends in the residential construction market. According to... View full entry
A new report from the industry group RealPage indicates the extent to which the pandemic and certain societal trends related to higher education have impacted construction starts on private student housing developments nationwide. The 175-school survey showed overall construction is now in a lag... View full entry
One year after the failure of the ambitious construction startup Katerra, another construction technology company is seeking to pick up the mantle as a leader in sustainable, modular, prefabricated construction. Based in Vancouver, Nexii Building Solutions has been described by The New York... View full entry
In a new Dodge Construction Network report, total construction starts rose 4% in May to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of $979.5 billion. Nonresidential building starts rose 20%, while residential and nonbuilding starts declined 4% and 2%, respectively. In the first five months of... View full entry
Following last week’s visit to Toronto’s Yabu Pushelberg, we are moving our Meet Your Next Employer series to Los Angeles where we find TOLO Architecture. Founded in 1998 by Peter Tolkin, the firm was renamed TOLO in 2018 after Sarah Lorenzen joined as a principal. Throughout... View full entry
A homegrown dispute in Sir David Adjaye’s native Ghana is boiling over after news that the architect could be asked to repay some $21.3 million in fees associated with the firm’s National Cathedral design, which politicians from the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) party claim is... View full entry
The path to licensure within the U.S. is becoming more diverse from gender, race, and ethnic standpoints, according to NCARB’s annual NCARB by the Numbers report. The report also notes that the profession is recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, with the number of candidates on the licensure... View full entry
A new poll conducted by the National Association of Home Builders shows builder confidence in the market for new single-family homes is at its lowest level after six straight months of decline.
The poll measures builder perceptions of current and future single-family home sales, and the traffic of prospective buyers. All three categories posted declines in the latest monthly data with buyer traffic falling most sharply, a sign that homebuyers — especially first-time ones — are giving up.
— NPR
The now-familiar cocktail of increasingly higher interest rates and home prices is once again causing headaches for contractors looking to fill America’s shortage of 4 million homes. The NAHB has been pushing the Biden Administration to take action on the supply-side of the problem since last... View full entry
Following last week’s visit to Seattle’s LMN Architects, we are moving our Meet Your Next Employer series across the border to Toronto, Canada, where we find high-end designers Yabu Pushelberg. Founded in 1980 in Ontario by business and life partners George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg, the firm... View full entry
A major increase in hourly wages has not stopped a record number of unfilled positions in the construction industry, according to a new analysis by the Association of General Contractors of America (AGC). While 36,000 employees were added to the construction industry last month, 494,000 open... View full entry
Two of the most influential professional architectural associations in the western hemisphere have pushed forward with their plans for a reciprocal licensure agreement between the US and UK. The UK’s Architects Registration Board (ARB) and the American National Council of... View full entry
