
The Architecture Fee Calculator That Stops You Working for Free
Architects who calculate fees from first principles — actual hours, real overhead costs, a defined profit margin…

Architects who calculate fees from first principles — actual hours, real overhead costs, a defined profit margin…

ArchAdemia's Toolkit is an architecture-specific suite of calculators and trackers that replaces the ad-hoc…

Ask ChatGPT what fee percentage to charge for a residential extension at RIBA Stage 3, and it will give you a number.

Architecture hiring doesn't work the way most job advice suggests.

Underpricing is the single most common reason small architecture practices fail within their first five years of…

The most common reason architects undercharge is not underquoting — it is failing to track time and expenses against…

Architecture portfolio PDFs are functionally invisible.

Architects are running their professional lives on brittle, cobbled-together spreadsheets.

Architects spend an estimated 20–30% of their working week on non-billable admin — fee proposals, CV reformatting…

Most architecture practices undercharge not because they lack confidence…

Recruiters spend an average of 7 seconds on an initial CV scan. Seven seconds.

Most architects receive career advice from people who have a vested interest in keeping them exactly where they are.

The biggest mistake architects make with their online portfolio in 2026 is using a generic website builder that wasn't…

General-purpose AI tools give architects generic answers. That's not an insult — it's just arithmetic.

Hiring managers are not looking for your best render.

Architects who fall behind on CPD are rarely people who've stopped learning.