{"id":3709,"date":"2025-10-20T15:49:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T15:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/wp-cove\/?page_id=3709"},"modified":"2025-10-22T09:08:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T09:08:01","slug":"architecture-industry-insights-aec","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/wp-cove\/architecture-industry-insights-aec\/","title":{"rendered":"Architecture Industry Insights"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3709\" class=\"elementor elementor-3709\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7b7e3a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a7b7e3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8368056 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8368056\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Architecture Industry Insights<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06a2eab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"06a2eab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48d656f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48d656f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7cfb73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d7cfb73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/wp-cove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/aJJwBKTt2nPbZ4Bq__Q22025.avif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3715\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/wp-cove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/aJJwBKTt2nPbZ4Bq__Q22025.avif 900w, https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/wp-cove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/aJJwBKTt2nPbZ4Bq__Q22025-300x211.avif 300w, https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/wp-cove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/aJJwBKTt2nPbZ4Bq__Q22025-768x541.avif 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c87902 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8c87902\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ab1cf1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ab1cf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Q2 2025 Insights<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fd68e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fd68e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Q2 AIA\/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) 2025 Insights<\/strong><\/p><p>\ud83d\udcca What\u2019s shaping architecture in Q2?<\/p><p>In Q2\u2019s\u00a0<em>Architecture Industry Insights<\/em>, curated by Ed Akins II,\u00a0<a class=\"link-hover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AIA<\/a>, LEED AP, we explore billing trends, staffing shifts, and rising client interest \u2014 even as design contracts remain slow to follow. With updates from the\u00a0<a class=\"link-hover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aia.org\/partner-aia\/market-research-partnership-opportunities\/aia-architecture-billings-index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AIA ABI<\/a>\u00a0and broader economic signals, this quarter highlights how firms are navigating caution with clarity.<\/p><p>\u2705 <strong>Key highlights<\/strong>:<br \/>\u2192 Firm billings stay below 50, but May and June show signs of stabilization.<br \/>\u2192 Project inquiries rise, especially in the South \u2014 the only region to report growth.<br \/>\u2192 Multifamily continues to struggle; institutional work nears recovery.<br \/>\u2192 70% of firms track staff utilization; smaller firms report the highest understaffing.<br \/>\u2192 Inflation ticks up again in June, adding cost pressure to hesitant clients.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c39987 elementor-align-left talk-btn elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8c39987\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/coveinc.cdn.prismic.io\/coveinc\/aJNcv6Tt2nPbZ55-_EdArchitectureInsightsQ22025-1-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download Most Recent Insights<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Architecture Industry Insights Q2 2025 Insights Q2 AIA\/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) 2025 Insights \ud83d\udcca What\u2019s shaping architecture in Q2? In Q2\u2019s\u00a0Architecture Industry Insights, curated by Ed Akins II,\u00a0AIA, LEED AP, we explore billing trends, staffing shifts, and rising client interest \u2014 even as design contracts remain slow to follow. 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