The latest economic report from the American Institute of Architects is indicating a mild sense of optimism: the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) for the month February climbed back into positive territory for the first time since February 2020. At a score of 53.3, the new ABI marked a... View full entry

The latest economic study from the American Institute of Architects indicates that fewer architecture firms reported declining billings due to slightly improved business conditions, however overall billings continued to contract. The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) for the month of January... View full entry

The American Institute of Architects published the new economic report for the month of December this morning, indicating a considerable decline in demand for design services from U.S. architecture firms. The Architecture Billings Index dropped to a score of 42.6, well below November's 46.3 score... View full entry

The latest economic report from the American Institute of Architects shows a continued decline of architecture firm billing activity. The Architecture Billings Index for the month of November fell below October's, now posting a score of 46.3. The Institute also registered a slowing pace of... View full entry

Architectural billings remained largely unchanged from the previous month during October, reports the American Institute of Architects in its latest Architecture Billings Index (ABI) this morning. The current pace of decline in firm billings was registered at 47.5 — only a mild... View full entry

Last month fewer architecture firms reported a decline in billings, up slightly from previous months, but still lagging behind pre-pandemic numbers. The AIA's Architecture Billings Index (ABI) report for the month of September shows a score of 47.0, indicating that a little over half of... View full entry

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has published its Architecture Billings Index (ABI) report for the month of August, showing stalled business conditions for architecture firms and a further decline in demand for design services, represented by an unchanged score of 40.0 for the... View full entry

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has published its Architecture Billings Index (ABI) report for the month of July, showing demand for architecture billings maintaining a similar level of economic contraction as the month of June amid a spike in COVID-19 cases and the re-imposition of... View full entry

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has published its monthly  Architecture Billings Index (ABI) report for the month of June, which registers slight growth in the demand for design services relative to the previous month after a season of steep declines due to... View full entry

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has published the latest Architecture Billings Index (ABI) report capturing tepid demand for design services during the month of May as the economic fall out from the COVID-19 crisis continues.  The report indicates that the demand for architectural... View full entry

The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) report published for the month of April by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) shows that a historic contraction within the architecture industry has intensified as the COVID-19 crisis continues in the United States.  April ABI highlights... View full entry

The latest Architecture Billings Index (ABI) report published by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) shows that business for the architecture industry has taken a precipitous drop in the weeks since the COVID-19 crisis began to take hold in the United States.  While February’s ABI... View full entry

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has published its latest Architecture Billings Index (ABI) report, highlighting the healthy demand for design services on the eve of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Generally speaking, February's ABI numbers paint a rosy picture for the industry. This, of... View full entry

The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) continued to show signs of growth in the month of January, continuing a modest year-end rally into the first quarter of 2020.  January ABI highlights Architecture Billings Index Score for January: 52.2Project inquiries index: 57.9 Design contracts... View full entry

After a somewhat bumpy spring and summer, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) closed out the year on a positive note with three consecutive months of modest growth. A strong winter Architecture Billings Index Score for December: 52.5Project inquiries index: 58.7Design contracts index: 53.4 A new... View full entry