Q2 AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) 2025 Insights

📊 What’s shaping architecture in Q2?

In Q2’s Architecture Industry Insights, curated by Ed Akins II, AIA, LEED AP, we explore billing trends, staffing shifts, and rising client interest — even as design contracts remain slow to follow. With updates from the AIA ABI and broader economic signals, this quarter highlights how firms are navigating caution with clarity.

✅ Key highlights:
→ Firm billings stay below 50, but May and June show signs of stabilization.
→ Project inquiries rise, especially in the South — the only region to report growth.
→ Multifamily continues to struggle; institutional work nears recovery.
→ 70% of firms track staff utilization; smaller firms report the highest understaffing.
→ Inflation ticks up again in June, adding cost pressure to hesitant clients.