Architecture & Engineering Business Strategies

AI in Architecture and Engineering — 2026 Business Benchmarks w/ Ashish Desai | EntreArchitect

You can be fully booked and still feel like the numbers don't add up. The 2026 A&E Benchmark Report from Monograph shows exactly why, and which firms have figured it out.

How Should Architects + Structural Engineers Work Together? w/ Point B Design Group & A-1 Engineers

Why don't Architects sketch with clients anymore? And why don't Engineers invest in teaching their Architect collaborators? These two Austin firms have revolutionized c

How this Architect quit corporate life to start a new firm but without all the growing pains

In this episode, two ex-corporate architects explain how running their own business actually meant less admin than being employees at a large company. What you'll learn:

Hospitality Design w/ Michael Hsu, FAIA + APTUS - How Should Architects + MEP Engineers Work Together?

Creating the perfect restaurant vibe requires controlling air temperature, velocity, day lighting, and acoustic quality all at once, but most architect-engineer teams can

How this Architect became more selective with clients using Monograph

Architecture firms often accept any project that comes their way, but what if you could use data to choose only the clients who value your expertise? In this episode, yo

How Should Architects + Structural Engineers Work Together? (w/ Arch11 and KL&A Engineers)

Most architects treat engineers like a service you hand work to, but what if your breakthrough moments happen when you start conceptual conversations before making any st

How Should Architects + Engineers Work Together? (w/ Studio GWA + Angus Young)

Architects don’t design alone. But real collaboration between firms? That’s the hard part. In this episode, you’ll learn what it actually takes to run successful project

How Should Architects + Landscape Architects Work Together? (w/ Shape Architecture + Superbloom)

A&E project collaboration sounds great–until projects go over budget, scope gets muddy, and no one's sure who's doing what. In this episode, two award-winning design fir

How Dynamic Engineering Grew Profit 25% by Switching from Excel to Monograph

Unbilled hours. Constant firefighting. Are broken systems holding back your A&E firm? In this episode, you’ll learn a simple question to find broken systems and get a con

How Workbench Cut Monthly Unbilled Fees by 75% After Switching from BQE Core to Monograph

Many architects and engineers struggle to manage their business, from staying on top of budgets to streamlining invoicing and forecasting. In this episode, we explore how

How Workshop/APD Transformed Their Architecture and Design Business with Monograph

Many architects and engineers feel overwhelmed by the business side of their work. In this episode, we explore how Workshop/APD, a leading multidisciplinary design firm,

How Garrison Architects cut costs 50% by leaving ArchiOffice for Monograph

Meet Garrison Architects — a Brooklyn-based architecture firm that specializes in sustainable, modular building design through highly refined modernist aesthetics across

Design-build firm Woodhull streamlined collaboration after switching from BQE Core to Monograph

Meet the design-build firm Woodhull — an integrated architecture, construction, and millwork firm delivering thoughtful and enduring residential and commercial projects t

MVRDV: How To Win Work (w/ Inger Kammeraat, Jan Knikker)

Systems are essential to organizing your workplace and maintaining order during a project. But how can you build systems to win new work? In this Best Practice interview,

Level Architecture + Interiors: Success Stories: Leveling up Practice Ops (w/Adam Gayle)

Forming the identity of a young business is difficult. Whether you’re branching off from a parent company or launching your own startup, without a consistent set of princ

bldg.collective architecture + design: Achieving Balance: Creative Expression Meets Professional Service (w/ Steve Perce)

One challenge architects face is the pressure to deliver their signature creative style while also serving the client’s needs. This push-and-pull relationship between cre

Defining Design Practice: Defining Change (w/ Lorena Galvao)

Industry expectations and standards are constantly shifting. If you want your company to keep up, you have to adjust with the changing times. But to be ready for whatever

Charrette Venture Group: Designing the Client Experience (w/ Lucas Gray, Dena Alspach)

The client experience is at the heart of architectural work. Delivering an attentive experience through every phase is what will lead to a happy client,  repeat business,

Studio Balcones: Growth Rooted in Community (w/ Jennifer Orr, Tiffany Rasco)

When growth is rooted in community, it becomes self-sustaining. At landscape architecture firm Studio Balcones, Principal Jennifer Orr and Office Manager Tiffany Rasco be

Ennead Architects LLP: How Civic Architecture Can Inspire Change (w/ Molly McGowan, Thomas Wong)

Studio-based organizations can prevent architects from getting their hands on a variety of projects and experiences. Ennead Architects takes on a whole range of different