Recently, I received my digital Architect magazine, and while I was reviewing it, one story hit me like a ton of bricks. It is no secret; I own a recruiting/staffing agency, not an architectural firm. What so surprised me about the story was that it hit me where I live, MY small recruiting business.
The article is about [...]

Want a ready-to-bake project? The American Institute of Architects has done a great job executing on their vision of assembling a listing of what it calls “stalled” projects. They currently have over 30 projects nationwide, and the AIA serves as matchmaker if you want to inquire about a project. Accessing the database requires that you [...]

As the economy slowly starts to correct, many of my candidates are realizing and unhappy truth.  Architect salaries are 10% to 20% less than they were a year ago.  This trend was highlighted in the Architect Magazine 2010 salary survey.  Firms of all sizes have been in survival mode, doing whatever they could to stay [...]

Architects and contractors have been deeply affected by the number of developers delaying or stopping projects due to the lack of funding. It has led to massive layoffs and a bleak job outlook. Architecture firms have no new projects in the pipeline for the next year and many of them have cut back to 3-day [...]