Knowledge Management Software for AEC Firms

Over 140 top firms run Synthesis, our AEC intranet platform.

 
Screenshot of Synthesis intranet search results for the term "Revit, including Employees, Pages, Posts, and Documents"

Build a Searchable Firmwide Knowledge Base

Create one source of truth for your firm’s most essential content, whether it be practice area codes and standards, design technology how-tos and FAQs, firmwide templates and forms, or employee benefits and policies.

 
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Stay Connected As Your Firm Evolves + Grows

Whether you are adding new offices, services, or markets, acquiring new firms, transitioning ownership, leadership, or organization structures, or any of the other common changes that AEC firms go through as they evolve and grow, Synthesis can help you engage your employees and make them feel like they are part of the process.

 
Screenshot of Synthesis intranet showing the Software Training video library with color coded video thumbnails.

Offer On-Demand + Social Learning Opportunities

Upskill and engage your employees and amplify your learning + development program by centralizing video libraries, putting learning resources in context using pages and guides, promoting new learning programs, and crowdsourcing ideas and answers in our activity stream.

 
Screenshot of Synthesis intranet showing an Employee directory with circular headshot images with employee names and titles underneath.

Discover Employee Skills, Experience, + Interests

Search, filter, and browse Employee Directories and dive deep into employee skills, experience, and interests with our highly configurable Employee Profiles, which integrate with Deltek, Unanet, OpenAsset, Azure Active Directory, and Teams. 

 
Screenshot of a Synthesis intranet showing a profile for an architectural project called Canal Street Studios with project data underneath and a list of team members on the right.

Daylight Key Project Information

Search, filter, and browse Project Directories to discover projects by project type, client, state, square footage, construction cost, and more with data sourced from Deltek, Unanet, OpenAsset, and Newforma. Dive deeper into project images, data points, descriptions, employee teams, contacts, and more with our highly configurable Project Profiles. 

 
Synthesis intranet screenshot of a page on Revit with linked stock icons and training videos.

Create + Maintain Beautiful Content

We designed Synthesis to empower non-technical content owners to easily create and maintain beautiful content on their own. Configuration wizards, content blocks, drag-and-drop, and page templates make it a pleasure to build your firmwide knowledge base.

 
Synthesis intranet screenshot showing a three color Color Palette page with the Branding Style Editor dialogue on the left.

Reinforce Your Firm's Brand

Configure your colors, fonts, logos, text styles, and more to make Synthesis feel like home for your brand. 

 

Integrate With Your Core Software Stack

Synthesis integrates with leading AEC industry software to give you one searchable source of truth.

 
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Keep Your Intranet Content Secure

Knowledge Architecture is SOC 2 and GDPR compliant, which underscores our commitment to safeguard the privacy and security of your intranet, your firm, and your data. Our Trust Center, powered by Drata, provides real-time transparency into our security posture and the opportunity to review our security attestations, reports, and policies.

 

 
Quote from Christopher Parsons, Founder and CEO, Come for the software. Stay for the community.
 

 

Learn about launching and growing successful intranets from KA Community members.

 

Jump start your intranet design process with our Design Inspiration Gallery.

Home Pages

Style Guides

Benefit Centers

 

KA Connect 2025 | Sundance

Unlocking the Promise of Knowledge Management with AI

KA Connect 2025, our annual knowledge management conference for the AEC industry, will take place at the Sundance Mountain Resort in Sundance, Utah from August 12th to August 13th, 2025.

Our focus will be on Unlocking the Promise of Knowledge Management with AI. We’re excited about this new era of AI-powered knowledge management and look forward to discussing how your firm can accelerate learning, streamline workflows, and empower your experts to more effectively share their knowledge through the strategic use of AI.

 

Learn more about Knowledge Management through our KA Connect Talk Archive.

 

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