The Future of AEC Is Collaborative
We connect architects, engineers, and builders who believe progress happens faster when knowledge, tools, and opportunities are shared.
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Why We Exist
Great ideas in architecture, engineering, and construction die on isolated drives every day.
Small firms keep chasing work alone, reinventing details, and losing time searching for reliable partners, while deadlines, costs, and climate goals keep tightening.
Archipelago exists to change that.
We believe the future of the built environment is open, collaborative, and regenerative, and that even the smallest firm can move it forward when knowledge and opportunities flow as easily as chat messages.
We’re building a space where AEC professionals connect, learn, and collaborate in real time.
Members share what works, explore emerging tools, and co-create solutions that help them deliver projects smarter, run businesses more efficiently, and grow through innovation.
Helping Firms Grow Smarter, Together
AEC firms are under pressure to modernize: deliver faster, stay profitable, and meet growing expectations for sustainability.
Archipelago helps small and mid-sized firms turn these pressures into progress through shared learning and collaboration that make innovation practical and lasting.
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Improve productivity
Through smarter systems, automation, and shared best practices.
Adopt technology with confidence
By learning from peers who’ve tested real tools in the field.
Build more resilient operations
Unlock new opportunities
Through meaningful connections, shared projects, and trusted partnerships across the network.
How You Can Join
- Explorer (free) — Join the conversation, ask questions, and share your experience.
- Member Firm (paid) — For leaders shaping the future: access deeper collaborations, appear in our network, and help guide which tools we build next.
Meet the Founder
Brian Liu
Brian Liu is a civil engineer and the founder of Archipelago. He began his career in Toronto in 2008, later moving to Squamish, BC, where he worked on land development projects during a major growth phase. His work focused on designing community infrastructure—literally helping shape the towns we live in.
Brian’s experience in both engineering and mountain sports (he co-founded the Squamish section of the Alpine Club of Canada and served as its first Director of Technology) gave him a deep appreciation for systems, networks, and the power of well-organized collaboration.
Archipelago started as a response to inefficiencies he saw in the AEC industry—where too many firms work in isolation, solving the same problems over and over. His vision: a space where firms can share knowledge, connect more easily, and build the future of infrastructure together.
“Archipelago is about lowering the friction between good ideas and good teams. We’re here to help the AEC industry work more like a network than a silo.”
– Brian Liu, Archipelago Founder
Join us
Learn. Share. Build.
Join today and be part of the community shaping the future of AEC