Practical guides on running an architecture studio: project management, time tracking, mobile workflows, phases, RFIs, and choosing the right tools.
Practical guides on running an architecture studio: project management, time tracking, mobile workflows, phases, RFIs, and choosing the right tools.
The software an architecture studio actually runs on: CAD and BIM, 3D modelling, visualisation, markup — and the layer that ties the work together.
Tools · 10 min read · 2026-08-12
A step-by-step way to create timesheets for architects: what to record, how to structure them by phase, and how to make them fill themselves in.
Workflow · 9 min read · 2026-08-12
The bottleneck in most studios isn't talent — it's the pause between finishing one thing and knowing what to start. Here is how to remove it.
Workflow · 8 min read · 2026-08-07
A practical method for turning what you want done into an ordered queue your team can act on — without spending your week routing work by hand.
Management · 9 min read · 2026-08-07
Seniors are judged on drawings but paid for judgement. Turning a vague outcome into tasks a junior can start without asking is the week's real work.
Management · 8 min read · 2026-08-07
Speed in a studio is rarely about drawing quicker. It's about never sitting in the gap between tasks — and making your progress visible without being asked.
Career · 8 min read · 2026-08-07
You were not hired to already know things. Here is how to be worth the desk quickly — and what actually makes a studio want to keep you.
Career · 7 min read · 2026-08-07
Monday.com can be configured to run an architecture studio. Spreadbox arrives already shaped like one. The real difference, and when each fits.
Comparison · 8 min read · 2026-08-07
Asana is excellent at managing tasks. Architecture work is phases, drawings and approvals — not a list of tasks. Where that difference bites.
Comparison · 7 min read · 2026-08-07
Trello and Notion are what studios reach for when they want something free-form. What each is genuinely good at, and where both start to hurt.
Comparison · 9 min read · 2026-08-07
Two of the biggest general project tools, compared against software built only for architecture — on setup, structure and what your team sees each morning.
Comparison · 9 min read · 2026-08-07
Ajera and BQE Core are firm-management and accounting platforms. Spreadbox is about the daily work. Which problem each one actually solves.
Comparison · 9 min read · 2026-08-07
Monograph is firm management for A&E practices. Spreadbox is the studio's daily work. Where they overlap, and where they genuinely differ.
Comparison · 8 min read · 2026-08-07
Why every ranked list of project management tools for architecture firms looks the same, what the three real categories are, and the criteria that decide fit.
Comparison · 8 min read · 2026-07-26
The best tool for an architecture studio is the one the team is still using in six months. Why fit beats feature count, and how to judge it before you commit.
Tools · 8 min read · 2026-07-25
Small architecture firms need process that costs nothing to maintain. How a studio under ten people stays organised without heavyweight project management.
Management · 6 min read · 2026-07-24
Keep clients updated and share drawings without the email mess: a cleaner way to send plans, track approvals, and stop losing files in your inbox.
Workflow · 7 min read · 2026-07-24
The trade-off every architecture studio faces between depth and setup cost, and the criteria that actually predict whether a tool is still in use in six months.
Guides · 8 min read · 2026-07-22
The lean software toolkit for a solo architecture practice: the accounting, CRM, and project management tools to set up early before things get messy.
Guides · 7 min read · 2026-07-21
Most architecture software fails at adoption, not selection. How small firms roll out a tool so the team does not drift back to email in a month.
Guides · 9 min read · 2026-07-21
Is this chaos normal? Bringing order to a small architecture firm: turn a scattered, reactive studio into a visible, calm workflow without heavy process.
Guides · 8 min read · 2026-07-19
Architects manage projects from site, not a desk. What a mobile studio app has to get right to actually be used, and where desktop-first tools quietly fail.
Tools · 8 min read · 2026-07-18
Managing RFIs, submittals and specs without drowning in email: a saner way to run construction-phase paperwork so nothing slips through the cracks.
Workflow · 7 min read · 2026-07-18
How to manage the five phases of an architecture project — pre-design, SD, DD, CD and CA — without slipping deadlines or lost context.
Workflow · 9 min read · 2026-07-16
Project management software for architects compared: generic tools, purpose-built studio software and A&E ERPs — what each costs and who each fits.
Guides · 12 min read · 2026-07-15
How to manage multiple architecture projects at once without dropping one: prioritize across projects, protect deadlines, and keep every ball in the air.
Workflow · 7 min read · 2026-07-15
Using AI to kill studio admin work: how architecture firms use AI to speed up specs, zoning research, and status updates without losing control.
Productivity · 6 min read · 2026-07-15
Resource and capacity planning for a growing architecture firm: how to track utilization across a 50 to 100 person team without spreadsheet chaos.
Management · 7 min read · 2026-07-11
Invoicing for solo and small architecture practices: tie bills to real hours and phases, invoice on a rhythm, and get paid on time without the awkwardness.
Management · 7 min read · 2026-07-10
Setting up Kanban boards for architecture studios: columns that match your phases, cards that track drawings and RFIs, and a team queue that works.
Workflow · 8 min read · 2026-07-10
A project tracker your team will actually keep updated: how to build checklists and trackers that stay current without insane maintenance overhead.
Workflow · 6 min read · 2026-07-08
Tracking effort and cost on fixed-fee architecture projects: catch scope creep early, protect your margin, and keep a flat fee from becoming a loss.
Workflow · 7 min read · 2026-07-06
Weekly planning and job scheduling for architecture teams: a simple rhythm for deciding who does what next so nothing slips between projects.
Management · 6 min read · 2026-07-04
How to track RFIs, submittals and approvals without drowning in email — with clear owners, statuses, and a record you can actually search.
Management · 8 min read · 2026-07-03
Know exactly why an architecture project went over budget: compare fee to actual hours, find the phase that bled, and price the next project profitably.
Management · 7 min read · 2026-07-02
Moving off Ajera, Deltek or spreadsheets: a needs-based look at what architecture firms actually require from project management software, without the hype.
Comparison · 7 min read · 2026-07-01
Track your architecture team's workload and utilization without insane maintenance: a lightweight approach to staffing that stays accurate on its own.
Management · 7 min read · 2026-06-28
Keeping BIM and Revit work, RFIs, and tasks in sync: how firms on Revit bridge the gap between model coordination and everyday project management.
Workflow · 7 min read · 2026-06-27
Capacity and resource planning for architecture firms: see who is overloaded, staff projects realistically, and stop running the studio on gut feel.
Management · 8 min read · 2026-06-26
How a small architecture firm should run a software trial: which live project to test it on, what to measure, and the questions to answer before you buy.
Guides · 8 min read · 2026-06-24
Know your break-even and run the business side of your studio: the small-firm financial basics of utilization, rates, and profitability, explained simply.
Management · 7 min read · 2026-06-23
Cut the non-billable coordination overhead in your architecture studio: stop chasing information and routing paperwork, and win hours back for real design.
Productivity · 7 min read · 2026-06-20
Where spreadsheets genuinely hold up in an architecture studio, where they quietly fail, and the signals that say it is time to move the practice off them.
Comparison · 8 min read · 2026-06-18
Why architecture teams work late, skip lunch, and lose weekends: the real root cause is stuck, unplanned work — and one planning habit that fixes it.
Management · 7 min read · 2026-06-16
Time tracking without surveillance: how to build timesheets architects won't hate, so hours stay honest, effortless, and never feel like a leash.
Workflow · 7 min read · 2026-06-12
How architecture studios can keep clients in the loop and get faster approvals: clear updates, explicit sign-off points, and a record that protects everyone.
Management · 8 min read · 2026-06-11
Run your architecture studio from your phone: manage projects, site visits, and your team on mobile without losing sync with the office.
Productivity · 6 min read · 2026-06-02
Time tracking for architecture studios done right: track hours for billing, capacity, and fee management without micromanaging your team.
Workflow · 7 min read · 2026-05-26
Generic project management tools fail architecture firms because they ignore drawings, phases, RFIs, and clients. Here is the mismatch and the fix.
Tools · 6 min read · 2026-05-19
How to actually run an architecture project: organising phases, tasks, deadlines and your team. A guide to the practice — not a software roundup.
Guides · 7 min read · 2026-05-12