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Architecture Billings Index in December ends 2021 favorably despite labor shortage and pandemic uncertainty

Archinect

Wrapping up a tumultuous business year 2021, the American Institute of Architects reports that architecture firms ended the year on a "high note with strong business conditions." Project inquiries index: 66.8 Design contracts index: 55.8 The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for December rose to 52.0, in November.

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A Guide to Successful Recruitment at Your Architecture Firm (Part One)

EntreArchitect

PART 1: Recruitment Options. If you are lucky, the Recruitment Process can be a ‘Breeze!’ Here we must understand some basic principles of ‘Recruitment, Employment and Retention.’ Therefore, ‘Recruitment, Employment and Retention’ is something which ought NOT to be driven by ‘The Bottom Line!’ – As should become evident.

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Who Needs To Know?

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Firms are sharing project contracts and budgets more openly across teams as a matter of staff engagement. This means the stakes are higher to show commitment and earn it back among their staff and new recruits. PAUL KISSINGER, FASLA: They have to know the contract. This is not in our contract.

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6 Ways To Reduce Labor Costs In Construction

The Architecture Designs

While construction project managers fancy lucrative businesses down the horizon, things can turn terribly complex with unchecked labor costs. In this article, the experts at Bridgit have come up with some proven strategies that can help project managers lower labor costs. Managing Labor Costs In Construction Projects.

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Brexit is "one of history's great own goals" say architects

Deezen

Andrew Waugh of Waugh Thistleton Architects spoke of the "sense of isolation" his studio has felt since the UK left the European Union , while Sarah Wigglesworth of Sarah Wigglesworth Architects said her business is struggling to recruit and tender contracts. Cancelling large infrastructure projects will not help the building economy.

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Architecture studios "benefiting" from alleged human rights violations at Neom

Deezen

The architecture studios designing Neom in Saudi Arabia are facing a "moral dilemma" and should "think twice" about their continuing involvement in the project, says Amnesty International's Peter Frankental in this exclusive interview. He also suggested they consider withdrawing from the project.

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How to Grow a Greenway

Landscape Architecture Magazine

The city’s Department of Parks and Parkways had already cleared the site bordering the Tremé neighborhood, and staff from the New Orleans office of the landscape architecture firm Spackman Mossop Michaels (SMM) and a tree-planting nonprofit group had marked off where the 15-gallon, one-inch-caliper pond and bald cypress were to go.