SEO for architects that turns your portfolio into inquiries
Most architecture websites are image galleries search engines can't read. We help your best work get found by the clients who need it.
What's different here
Clients look for architects in a few predictable ways. Some search locally, like an architect in a city or a residential architect nearby. Others search by project type, like healthcare architects, adaptive reuse or multifamily design. Many check a firm's website after a referral or before an RFP shortlist. Architecture SEO starts with turning the portfolio into pages search engines can understand. Each project needs a real title, text about the client's goals and the design response, image descriptions and links to the sectors it represents. Sector and service pages then gather those projects around the searches clients make. Local profiles help firms that rely on nearby clients. Thought leadership from your principals, on codes, costs and design questions, earns links and trust over time.
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What seo looks like for architecture firms.
These are the plays that wouldn't appear on a generic seo page. They only make sense in architecture & design firms.
Readable project pages
Every project with a clear title, story, image descriptions and links to related sectors and services.
Sector and building-type pages
Pages for the project types you want more of, each showing your best related work and expertise.
Local profiles for each office
Google Business Profiles with real project photos, services and reviews from past clients.
Principal-led content
Articles and guides from your team on the design, code and cost questions clients ask early in a project.
What holds architecture firms back
A record-long slowdown
The AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index has stayed below 50 for about three and a half years as of mid-2026, the longest downturn in the index's history. Fewer projects means each pursuit matters more.
But clients are still looking
AIA's project inquiries index stayed in growth territory, at 56.1 in June 2026. Prospective clients are researching firms. The question is whether they find yours.
Portfolios that don't explain
Many firm websites are beautiful galleries with little text. Clients and search engines can't tell what problem each project solved, what it cost or why it worked.
Every firm says 'design excellence'
Without a clear specialty or point of view, firms look alike. Clients default to whoever they already know or whoever is cheapest.
Same rigor, applied here.
The full seo scope and process are identical whoever the client is. What changes for architecture & design firms is the tactics above, not the delivery model.
What's included
How it runs
- 01Audit & benchmark — Weeks 1–3
- 02Fix the foundation — Weeks 3–6
- 03Build the clusters — Month 2+
- 04Earn authority — Month 3+
- 05Compound & defend — Month 6+
Architecture & Design Firms results, in detail.
Full case studies with the numbers, the mistakes, and the recommendations clients didn't want to hear.
Scoped like the core service, no surcharge.
Every engagement is quoted from your actual brief. There's no vertical surcharge for this combination. Request a quote and we'll scope it properly.
Foundation
Sites that need technical fixes and a content baseline.
Scoped to your brief
- Technical audit + remediation
- Keyword & intent mapping
- 4 content pieces/month
- On-page optimization
- Monthly rank reporting
Authority
Companies competing for high-value commercial terms.
Scoped to your brief
- Everything in Foundation
- 12 content pieces/month
- Digital PR & link building (6+ links/mo)
- Topic cluster architecture
- AI search / GEO optimization
- CRO on organic landing pages
- Dedicated SEO strategist
- Bi-weekly strategy calls
Dominance
Enterprise and multi-location or multi-market sites.
Scoped to your brief
- Programmatic SEO at scale
- Multi-location / international SEO
- 30+ content pieces/month
- Dedicated PR team
- Custom data studies
- Migration & replatform support
All engagements start with a free audit. Prices exclude media spend, which you pay directly to the platforms on accounts you own.
Architecture & Design Firms questions, answered straight.
Relationships start the conversation, but clients still check your website before they shortlist you. SEO makes sure your relevant projects are easy to find, and it brings in clients who don't know you yet.
Let's talk about your growth constraint.
Most architecture websites are image galleries search engines can't read. We help your best work get found by the clients who need it.
Our commitment: If we don't hit the leading indicators we commit to in month one, you get the next month free.