Architectural Fees are a mystery to most people and there is no shortage of methods that architects charge for their services. How do you make sense of the options, which method works best for you, ...

Some of the factors that affect the cost to hire an architect include the architect’s expertise level, their fee structure, the type of project, the architect’s involvement level, the home’s ...

Are you tired of watching your fees shrink as your expertise grows? Does it feel like the better you get at architecture, the less money you make per project? You're not alone—and you're not stuck.

Is it standard for architects to charge a consultation fee to come to the house? I feel that if we are interviewing someone that they shouldn’t charge us–but maybe I am wrong.

Question: I have an informal agreement with my architect to pay him a fee based on a % of the construction costs. We never specified whether this would include the cost of finishes but I gather that ...