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How to Measure Performance for Architecture and Design Firms?

ArchDaily

It stands to reason that, in this type of environment, success is not simply defined by just the quality of the completed structures , but also by the internal ability of architecture firms to effectively manage their business operations. As the famous saying goes, “What gets measured gets managed.”

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BNIM details the firm's transition to an employee-owned company model

Archinect

Kansas City-based architecture firm BNIM recently announced its decision to transition to an employee stock ownership plan (or ESOP) and trust. ” They are now one of just a handful of known ESOP firms in the industry, following Zaha Hadid Architects , Gensler , Make Architects , SHoP , Design Workshop , HDR , and several others.

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Architect sues client for using work without payment or permission after being dismissed from project

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A Pennsylvania -based architecture firm has filed a civil lawsuit in the state’s Middle District Court against a former developer client for breach-of-contract and copyright infringement.

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Selldorf Architects, a leading female-founded/run NYC firm, is currently hiring

Archinect

Following last week’s look at an opening for an Assistant Professor of XR Technologies at Arizona State University , we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore open roles at Selldorf Architects.

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UK architects bemoan new trends of big-firm fee ‘undercutting’ and competition from non-registered designers

Archinect

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has issued a new report detailing a troubling new phenomenon affecting small office practitioners in the UK. Speaking to AJ , London-based NIKJOO principal Alex Nikjoo explained the problem.

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Female-led architecture firms currently hiring in Texas and Arizona

Archinect

If you're looking for a change of scenery, explore four firms run by women, founded/owned, or partnered by women currently hiring on Archinect Jobs. Be sure to check out our previous job highlights, where we featured job opportunities in California and New York City-based firms.

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The Potential of Architects in Entrepreneurship

ArchDaily

Innovation has seen the emergence of new building technologies and new methods of communicating with clients, however, in some ways, a large majority of the architecture industry is still outdated – architects relying on client fees received from projects to run their architecture firms.

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