Despite improving conditions in the broader economy, September marked the 20th consecutive month of declining billings for architecture firms, according to the latest data from the AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index . The ABI score of 45.7 for the month indicates that the majority of firms continued to experience a decline in their billings. Read More …

Business conditions remain soft at architecture firms in June with the AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index reporting a score of 46.4. Any score below 50 indicates that billings decline, although somewhat fewer firms reported a decline in billings in June than in May. Read More …

 The AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index score declined to 42.4 in May, as more firms reported a decrease in billings than the month prior.

The pipeline of new work coming into firms is showing increasing softness. While inquiries into new projects continue to increase, they did so at a slower pace than in recent months. Additionally, architecture firm billings remained soft across all regions and sectors in May. Billings declined at firms in all regions of the country for the fourth consecutive month, as conditions remained weakest at firms located in the Midwest. Read More …

Architecture firms reported flat billings in June, according to the latest Architecture Billings Index from the American Institute of Architects and Deltek.

The ABI score of 50.1 for the month indicates that billings at architecture firms remained steady as design activity continues to slowly recover from roiled economic conditions. This also marks the first time since last fall that there have been two consecutive months of scores above 50, although growth in June was weaker than May (any score above 50 indicates an increase in firm billings). Read More …

Architecture firms experienced a rebound in billings in May after a downturn in April, according to the latest Architecture Billings Index from the American Institute of Architects and Deltek. The index score for May was the highest it has been since September 2022. Inquiries into new projects and design contracts also increased this month, reaching their highest levels since February. Read More …

Architecture firms reported a modest increase in March billings. This positive news was tempered by a slight decrease in new design contracts according to a new report released today from The American Institute of Architects. March was the first time since last September in which billings improved. Read More …