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Monograph Raises $20 Million to Fix How Architects & Engineers Work Together
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Monograph Raises $20 Million to Fix How Architects & Engineers Work Together

Monograph just raised $20M in Series B+ funding to revolutionize how architects and engineers collaborate—bringing seamless scheduling, billing, and project management to an industry in need of better tools.

Monograph Releases 2025 Salary and Business Benchmarks for Architects & Engineers
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Monograph Releases 2025 Salary and Business Benchmarks for Architects & Engineers

It’s time for radical transparency—get the real numbers on salary, revenue, and efficiency from small-midsize architecture & engineering firms in our free 2025 Benchmarks Report.

Architecture Business Benchmarks: Understanding and Improving Utilization Rates
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Architecture Business Benchmarks: Understanding and Improving Utilization Rates

How To Double Profit at your A&E Firm in 2024
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How To Double Profit at your A&E Firm in 2024

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6 Best Project Delivery Methods for Architects
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6 Best Project Delivery Methods for Architects

Each project delivery method for architects has its strengths and weaknesses. Here is a detailed examination of 6 popular methods and their benefits and drawbacks.

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Financial Health

Architecture Business Benchmarks: Understanding and Improving Realization Rate

This guide aims to summarize details and demystify the concept of Realization Rate for architects and business managers alike. We'll explore what it means, how it's calculated, and why it's a critical component of your firm's financial strategy.

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Architecture Business Benchmarks: Understanding and Improving Net Cost per Full-Time Equivalent

The Net Cost per Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) is an essential measure of how effectively firms manage resources. It provides you with a deeper understanding of your firm's financial efficiency and can help shape your strategies moving forward.

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Architecture Business Benchmarks: Understanding and Increasing Net Revenue per Full-Time Equivalent

In this guide, you'll compare revenue metrics across a range of firms, learn what puts high performers in the lead, and receive comprehensive, actionable measures to enhance your architecture firm's Net Revenue per FTE. 

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Project Management

Top 10 Project Management Software for Architects

A list of the top project management software for architects to help you stay organized and keep track of your budget and time.

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Guide to Project Delivery Methods

A breakdown of the most common ways to deliver projects successfully.

Project Management
Guide to Architectural Design Phases

This is a guide to architectural design phases. Learn how to run your project smoothly with these 6 simple steps.

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Guide to Change Orders for Architects

Changes during architectural projects are often inevitable. Efficiently manage those changes by becoming a master at change orders.

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Guide to Architectural Fees

Valuing your time and the value you deliver to your clients is critical to running an equitable and successful practice. In this guide, we walk through the various ways you can set fees and expectations.

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The Ultimate Guide to Blogging for Architects

Read this thorough overview by guest writer, Bryon McCartney on blogging for architects and learn the basics.

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Powerful Ways Top Architecture Firms Leverage their Website

How firms like Snøhetta and Morphosis use their websites successfully

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Local SEO for Architects: How to Get Found in Search

This is a guide on local SEO for architects. Learn how to rank higher on local search results and generate more client leads with these proven tips.

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Guide

10 Iconic Brutalist Buildings You Should Know

Brutalist Buildings are characterized by its use of concrete with its monolithic, and rigid appearance. Here are the 10 iconic examples you should know.

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Ultimate Architect's Guide to DC for the AIA Conference 2024

Local architects at Monograph firms reveal their DC favorites for AIA Conference 2024 attendees.

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Guide to Site Analysis

Site analysis in architecture is part of the programming / pre-design stage and is composed of three phases: research, analysis, and synthesis.

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Brutalist Architecture - The Complete Guide

This complete guide to Brutalist Architecture covers all the basics you need to know. Learn about Brutalism history with the best Brutalist buildings examples here.

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Guide to Construction Documents

Construction documents serve as a contract between the Architect, the Contractor, and the Owner. In construction documents, all the building practices coordinate to turn the big design ideas presented to the Owner into something buildable and safe to inhabit.

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BQE Core vs Harvest

BQE Core and Harvest are two popular project management platforms used by architecture and engineering (A&E) firms. We’ve delved into BQE Core vs Harvest, examining their features, pricing, and user reviews to help you choose the best project management solution.

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10 Deltek Ajera Alternatives for Architecture & Engineering Firms

Deltek Ajera users cite a need for a more modern and intuitive interface. Here is a list of 10 strong Deltek Ajera alternatives that A&E firms should consider.

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6 Top Architect Software for Projects

Architect software for projects allows firms to increase profits and visibility, reduce errors, maximize throughput and resources, and make it easier for teams to collaborate. To help you choose the best software, we’ve gathered some of the leading project management tools for architecture firms and analyzed pricing, features, and pros and cons for each.

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