Fixed Fee vs. Hourly vs. Percentage of Construction: Which Is Healthiest?
Which architecture fee structure is healthiest: fixed fee, hourly, or percentage of construction? When each works, where each bleeds, and the hybrid to use.
scope creep
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How to Stop Scope Creep Before It Eats Your CA Fee
Scope creep in architecture eats the CA fee first. What to count in AIA B101 Article 4, when to send an additional services request, and how to prevent it.
Which AIA Contract Documents Do You Actually Need?
AIA contract documents explained for small firms: what B101, A101, A201, C401, and G702/G703 do, when to use the short forms, and which article holds your fee.
Why Do Architecture Projects Always Run Over Budget? (And What the Data Says)
Why an architecture project goes over budget: optimistic SD hours, unpriced revisions, and CA that runs long. What AIA, Deltek, and PSMJ data shows, and the fixes.