The right architect for the work — without the gamble.
Scale a team for a deadline or hire the leader who'll define your studio for years. We pre-vet for skill, software, and fit — so the first interview is the right one. We invented this model in 1984, and we've refined it ever since.
Request talent
Tell us who you need — discipline, level, software, timeline — and we'll come back fast with people worth your time. Pressing deadline? Call (212) 532-4360.
Need permanent talent? Work with our architect matchmakers. Need short-term capacity? Explore per-project consulting.
Why firms choose CFA
Design-native matchmakers
Our team reads portfolios and speaks the language of the studio — not generalists chasing keywords.
Fast, vetted shortlists
A current pool of around 500 qualified, available designers — actively and passively looking for the right career move — means a vetted shortlist, often within days.
Software verified up front
Revit, AutoCAD, and more — proficiency assessed before you ever sit down.
Matchmakers who stay
Decades of tenure on our team means relationships and market memory the big firms can't match.
What a permanent hire really costs
A project fee can look expensive at first — until you weigh it against the fully loaded cost of an employee. Drag the slider to a salary and watch the real number.
Illustrative. Benefit load from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (benefits ≈ 30% of total compensation, ≈ 43% of wages); replacement range per Gallup. Not financial advice.
Three ways to hire
Project / Per-project →
A specialist or a whole team to carry a deadline — cost-effective, no permanent overhead.
Project-to-Perm →
Try the fit on a live project, then convert to a permanent hire with no friction.
Permanent / Direct-Hire →
Targeted searches for the architects and designers who'll stay and lead — including confidential retained searches for principals and studio leaders.
The right architect, before you even ask
TalentRadar™ is our in-house, AI-assisted talent engine — used by no one else in architecture hiring. It keeps a living, ranked shortlist of the strongest available candidates for every role, so your matchmaker calls with the right few people, not a keyword pile.
Explore TalentRadar →Start with our network
Four decades of relationships and one of the deepest architecture-and-design talent pools in New York.
TalentRadar verifies & ranks
For every role, it checks each candidate against your requirements, confirms availability, and ranks by true fit — not keyword counts.
Your matchmaker calls
A shortlist that's already vetted. No stale résumés, no guesswork — just the few people genuinely worth your time.
CAD & Revit assessment
Software ability shouldn't be a guess. We assess Revit, AutoCAD, and related tools through the CFAeX Knowledge Assessment — real, client-driven evaluations built on your standards, and a direct extension of our heritage running an award-winning Autodesk training center and authoring certification exams. Read the deep dive on why we built our own CAD evaluation → It works three ways:
For our candidates
Every CFA candidate can choose to certify their skills at no cost — so you can see verified results whenever you ask for them.
Evaluate your own team
Benchmark your entire CAD/BIM staff or screen new hires with our assessment — objective proof of exactly where your people stand.
Built to your standards
We'll build an evaluation around your firm's own CAD standards, templates, and workflows — so you measure what actually matters in your studio.
Hire by specialty
Architecture →
Architects, job captains, designers, and PMs.
Interior Design →
Designers across every sector and seniority.
Engineering →
MEP, structural, and fire-protection talent.
CAD & BIM →
Independent Revit and AutoCAD professionals, evaluated at the client’s request.
New York →
Our home market since 1984.