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AIA’s Compensation Report reveals how architecture firms weathered the pandemic

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Despite a steep economic recession during the first half of 2020, compensation for architectural staff at U.S. architecture firms essentially held flat over the 2019–2021 period, according to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) biannual Compensation Report.

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AIA: Architectural salaries exceed gains in the broader economy

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economy continues to strengthen, compensation across all architectural staff positions averaged $84,000, up about 2.8% per year from early 2015 levels, according to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2017 Compensation Report. As the U.S.

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Best Universities for Masters in Architecture in the USA | Masters in Architecture in USA 2022

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Best Universities for Masters in Architecture in the USA. Why Study Masters in Architecture in the USA? 5-year B Arch and the M Arch are the superior two examinations specified by the USA’s National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) for giving an architect license. Harvard University. Cornell University.

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Buoyed by construction activity, architect compensation continues to see healthy gains

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The burst in construction spending over the past several years has been a boon to architectural firms, where as an industry payroll employment has grown by an average of 7,500 positions per year over the past size years. About 4,500 of that annual increase in staffing has been for architectural positions.

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Objective, reliable, and veriable Construction Cost Estimates

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Each construction task should be unique and identifed by using a standard data architecture (i.e. Costs must be current, objective, and locally reserached. Both quanitites and costs should be presented in terms of a granular construction task. expanded CSI Masterformat ). #5

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Concrete’s cobra effect: unintended results of embodied carbon reduction

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All these material changes to concrete have greatly increased water demands during curing, and unless compensated for, create poor quality, highly permeable concrete. However, the vast majority of architecture, engineering, and construction firms have not compensated for these material changes to concrete.

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A lesson for Architectural Firms: be careful how you pay employees

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He is also a licensed architect, having practiced architecture for a number of years prior to establishing his law practice in 1981. He received a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Illinois and his JD from Chicago-Kent College of Law. He is currently on the Illinois Architecture Licensing Board. Sabo & Zahn.