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Dec 22 2025

How AIA Contract Documents Are Being Rebuilt for Today’s Architects

CEO Nick Macey on clarity, risk, and modern contract intelligence for small firms This week on the EntreArchitect Podcast, I sat down with Nick Macey, CEO of AIA Contract Documents, for a timely and important conversation about risk, clarity, and the future of contracts in architectural practice. If you run a small firm, this episode […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Contract Documents, podcast episodes · Tagged: AIA Contract Documents, architecture business, contracts for architects, risk management, small firm practice

Dec 19 2025

EA639: Nick Macey, CEO – A New Era for AIA Contract Documents and What It Means for Small Firms

A New Era for AIA Contract Documents and What It Means for Small Firms A new era for AIA Contract Documents is reshaping how small firms manage risk, clarity, and collaboration. In this episode of EntreArchitect, Mark R. LePage talks with Nick Macey, CEO of AIA Contract Documents, about what this shift really means for […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Tagged: AI in contracts, AIA Contract Documents, Architecture, contract intelligence, digital transformation, Nick Macy, Project Management, risk management, small firms, software

Jul 28 2025

Top Architect Contract Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)

If you’ve ever agreed to work without a contract, failed to charge for additional services, or let a client slide on payment, you’re not alone. These are just a few of the most common architect contract mistakes made by small firm owners—and according to construction attorneys, they happen far too often. This week on the […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Contract Documents, podcast episodes · Tagged: AIA Contract Documents, architect contracts, contract mistakes, legal protection, small firm risk

Jan 03 2022

How the AIA’s New Custom Residential Agreements Help Custom Home Architects and Contractors

By Marika Snider, PhD, AIA, Principal Architect, Snider Architecture, LLC, Michael Bell, FAIA, Esq., President, Bell Architecture APC and Leonard Kady, FAIA, Principal, Leonard Kady Architecture + Design  The first AIA Contract Documents (ACD) of their kind, ACD’s new Custom Residential Documents streamline the contractual process for architects by tailoring them for the distinctive requirements […]

Written by Marika Snider · Categorized: Contract Documents · Tagged: AIA Contract Documents, contracts, residential architecture

May 27 2014

7 Reasons Why Small Firm Architects Should NOT Abandon the AIA

The recent recession has been tough on the architecture profession. For the past five years many of us have been struggling to survive. We’ve taken the work we could get and reduced our expenses to the absolute minimum. As we crawl out from the darkness, the warm sunshine of a recovering economy feels so good. […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Leadership · Tagged: AIA, AIA CEU, AIA Contract Documents, AIA KnowledgeNet, Small Firm Architects

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