Back by popular demand the Tri-State Small Firm Symposium to be held on Wednesday, October 15 (daytime) and Wednesday, November 12 (evening). This will be a virtual program that will be sure to provide excellent insite and information for all small architecture firms. The Small Firm Symposium on October 15& November 12 is calling for your voice!  Present your knowledge on...

How to Collaborate with Other Firms: Maximize Collaboration, Minimize Confusion Summary: Begin by understanding the benefits and challenges of collaboration. Define clear roles like design architect vs. architect of record, and set mutual expectations for responsibilities. Decide on document sharing methods, production tools, and communication channels, ensuring unified client interactions and leveraging each firm’s strengths. Address contracts, liability, and compensation...

Construction Contract Administration: The Small Firm’s Secret Weapon Summary: Construction Contract Administration (CCA) is pivotal for client satisfaction and repeat business by ensuring project success through collaboration with contractors and real-time problem-solving. Regular onsite presence is essential for effective communication and addressing potential drawing imperfections. Sharing anonymized success stories can highlight the value of CCA in maintaining positive client relationships....

Building Codes Anecdotes & Clever Solutions TUESDAY, February 18, 2025 12:00pm – 1:00pm Are you an architect or design professional in a small firm seeking innovative ways to tackle building code challenges? We invite you to join us for a collaborative event where small firm principals will share their experiences and insights on overcoming project challenges involving building codes with...

Join Sarah Goodman, Esq and Anthony S. Potter, Esq., of Offit Kurman for an insightful exploration of Employee Privacy and Monitoring in the Digital Age.  As digital Monitoring tools become increasingly advanced and instances of trade secret theft rise, the likelihood of legal disputes  in the future is expected to climb.  The Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) and the Computer...

The AIA Pennsylvania Small Firm Exchange (SFxPA) invites you to discover how small firm practitioners architected “this,” offering their most valuable and applicable insights gained from navigating practice. Review the call for presentations for an idea of the insights sought by the Exchange’s Steering Committee and submit to share how you architected this or that. The exchange welcomes the input...

Small Firm Forum What will be the future of your small firm? If you are looking to hand over or assume the reins of a firm or have experience doing so, the AIA Pennsylvania Small Firm Exchange (SFxPA) wants to hear from you! Join us to share and learn from your fellow architecture practitioners’ paths for planning or transitioning their...

Small Firm Forum Join the AIA Pennsylvania Small Firm Exchange (SFxPA) to share and learn from your fellow architecture practitioner’s experiences finding, recognizing, and developing good clients for less stress, and more rewarding and successful projects. You’re Invited Small firm leaders that have experience and insights on the topic as well as established and aspiring firm leaders that are looking...

Small Firm Forum Are you tired of balancing your tape measure, mechanical pencil, and digital measuring tool on your grid paper pad while you’re trying to take photos with your smartphone to document existing buildings? There has to be a better way, right? How do we make sense of all the technology available to us now, and what is the...

The 2024 Small Firm Symposium, hosted by AIA New York State, AIA New Jersey, and AIA Pennsylvania, offers a five-part online series tailored for small architecture firms spanning: Tuesday, April 2 | 11:30 am – 1 pm ET | 1.5 LUPart 1: Preparing for Successful Ownership Transition and ExpansionRena M. Klein, FAIA, Senior Partner, CVG Tuesday, April 9 | 11:30 am...