Architecture & Engineering Business Strategies

Welcome to The A&E Business Strategies—a podcast hosted by Monograph about the architecture and engineering leaders who run great projects and firms. Monograph is the easiest project management software used by 12,000+ architects & engineers to manage projects on time, on budget, and profitably. Learn more about how it works at Monograph.com

Architecture & Engineering Business Strategies is a arts podcast hosted by Monograph, with 93 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Monograph hosts Architecture & Engineering Business Strategies, a arts show with 93 episodes published.

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  AI in Architecture and Engineering — 2026 Business Benchmarks w/ Ashish Desai | EntreArchitect

  May 15, 202635 minS0

  <p>You can be fully booked and still feel like the numbers don't add up. The 2026 A&E Benchmark Report from Monograph shows exactly why, and which firms have figured it out.</p><p>Ashish Desai, CEO of Monograph, joins Mark LePage to walk through the data on what separates high-performing architecture firms from the rest. The gap isn't in design quality or demand. It's in how efficiently firms convert time into revenue, and revenue into cash.</p><p>What you'll learn:<br>→ Why AI-enabled firms earn $20K more per employee on $5K more in cost<br>→ The three levers ever...

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  Episode #128

  How Should Architects + Structural Engineers Work Together? w/ Point B Design Group & A-1 Engineers

  Aug 8, 202550 minS0

  <p>Why don't Architects sketch with clients anymore? And why don't Engineers invest in teaching their Architect collaborators? </p><p>These two Austin firms have revolutionized collaboration by front-loading coordination, using paper to build trust, and aligning billing phases perfectly.</p><p>In this episode, you will learn:<br>→ Why front-loading structural knowledge eliminates late-stage coordination disasters<br>→ How paper sketching prevents "too precious" client paralysis in early phases<br>→ The transparent billing model that forces perfect architect-engineer phase alignment<br>→ Why trust reduces process steps and speeds project delivery<br>→ How to break the linear design-coordinate-redline cycle that burns months</p>...

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  Episode #127

  How this Architect quit corporate life to start a new firm but without all the growing pains

  Aug 4, 20259 minS0

  <p>In this episode, two ex-corporate architects explain how running their own business actually meant less admin than being employees at a large company.</p><p><br>What you'll learn: <br>→ Why small firms can now punch above their weight with the right tools <br>→ How to set up professional operations in 30 days instead of months<br> → The payment processing strategy that gets you paid in 27 days <br>→ Why custom corporate tools often create more problems than they solve <br>→ How to focus on design work instead of managing business systems</p><p><br>Danielle Elzahr and Bryan Anthony Alzati are the foundi...

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  Episode #126

  Hospitality Design w/ Michael Hsu, FAIA + APTUS - How Should Architects + MEP Engineers Work Together?

  Aug 1, 202544 minS0

  <p>Creating the perfect restaurant vibe requires controlling air temperature, velocity, day lighting, and acoustic quality all at once, but most architect-engineer teams can't coordinate at this level.</p><p>In this conversation, you'll hear how these Austin-based firms have sustained their decade-plus partnership working on everything from P. Terry's locations to the iconic Headliners Club renovation. They share their approach to early MEP integration, project selection criteria that protect both profitability and design ambition, and the trust investment required to learn each other's design language.</p><p>What you'll learn:<br>→ Framework for selecting projects that balance financial viability wi...

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  Episode #124

  How this Architect became more selective with clients using Monograph

  Jul 28, 20254 minS0

  <p>Architecture firms often accept any project that comes their way, but what if you could use data to choose only the clients who value your expertise?</p><p>In this episode, you will learn:<br>→ How to replace fragmented spreadsheets with unified financial tracking systems<br>→ Why historical project data transforms proposal accuracy and profitability<br>→ How to identify profitable vs. unprofitable project types using past performance<br>→ Unexpected scheduling benefits for firms with mixed employment models<br>→ How financial clarity gives you confidence to price appropriately and choose better clients</p><p>Meet Wendy Klepcyk, AIA, Principal Architect at Envisag...

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