Happy Birthday to Jinky Abunan!
A Practical Guide for Boutique Architecture Firms Facing Revenue Pressure
If you run a boutique architecture firm today, you’ve likely felt the ground shift under your feet.
Projects are taking longer to start. Clients are delaying decisions. Competition for pursuits is increasing. AI is creating uncertainty around pricing and production workflows. And teams are stretched thin trying to maintain design quality while keeping utilization healthy.
With Houston’s rodeo season in full swing, the Boots, Brims, and Business networking event was the perfect setting for connection and a little creativity.
How Visualization Partners Can Use AI to Help Architecture Firms Move Faster (Without Disrupting Design Work)
Let’s be honest.
Most architects don’t wake up in the morning excited to experiment with AI tools.
Growth in professional services doesn’t always follow a straight path. Sometimes, the most meaningful opportunities come from stepping into unfamiliar territory and saying yes when it matters.
I’m honored to join the City of Houston Office of Business Opportunity (OBO) Advisory Board of Directors. Thank you to Cylenthia Hoyrd for the invitation. I look forward to advocating for small and diverse businesses, promoting transparency, and helping expand access to capital project opportunities across Houston, giving back to the community that helped my business grow.
Across the country, the housing crisis is intensifying, particularly for workforce and cost-burdened renters who are increasingly priced out of safe, dignified housing. The need for innovative and scalable solutions has never been more urgent.
Deborah attended the Commercial Real Estate Association of Montgomery County (CREAM) luncheon, where Danny Rice, President of Colliers, shared insights on the current state of CRE and the economy.
Happy Birthday to Vivian Peng, our incredible Vice President of Project Management!
At PRISM, culture isn’t defined by physical proximity, it’s defined by connection. Even as a fully remote team, with most of us in Houston, one in Tucson, and Jinky in the Philippines, we have built strong relationships rooted in trust, shared values, and consistent care for one another. Distance doesn’t limit collaboration here; in many ways, it strengthens it.
