Small Offices, Big Ideas: Working in a small office can result in greater attention to clients, close collaborative relationships, creative independence, and the ability to focus on projects that are meaningful and personally rewarding. The small offices spotlighted here demonstrate that you don’t need a large staff to make a big impact, Oculus, Summer 2025.
It is generally assumed within our financialized world that unending growth is an absolute, essential good, desired by everyone. Yet declining growth or merely staying at the same level of output does not necessarily have to threaten the entire economic system. Apart from its potential ecological benefits (mitigating global warming, land-system change, and biodiversity loss), limiting growth and remaining small has certain underacknowledged advantages. According to a handful of New York City architecture offices, running a small studio can help offer greater attention to clients, enable better project management, enhance personal well-being and satisfaction, and encourage a profound sense of engagement in the work at hand. And being part of a small team can have a big impact in terms of producing influential ideas.
Full story featuring Jeremiah Russell of Rogue Architecture, Yalda Keramati of Reframe Architecture, Ziad Jamaleddin and Makram El Kadi of L.E.FT Architects, J. Yolande Daniels of studioSUMO, Ioannis Oikonomou of Oiio Studio, Pablo Castro and Jennifer Lee of OBRA Architects, and Michael Bell and Eunjong Seong of Visible Weather.
