All Recession articles – Page 13
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Architects joining the dole queue up by 544%
RIBA and Arb voice alarm as redundancies and liquidation hit practices worldwide
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US architecture redundancies pile up
While BD has been reporting redundancies in the UK, grim reports have been emerging from the US about mass culls from some of the country’s biggest practices.
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RIBA survey to monitor architect unemployment
The RIBA has launched a new survey into the future of the architecture profession which will monitor employment levels and business trends on a monthly basis.
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NewsFree work devalues profession, says RIBA
The RIBA has issued a warning against architects offering work for free during the recession, an approach it claims will devalue the entire profession.
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Atkins to slash 260 British jobs
Design and engineering giant blames worsening recession for redundancy programme
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American Institute of Architects says US construction set to slow in 2009
Construction activity in the US is set to slow sharply during 2009, with office and retail schemes likely to be particularly hard hit, according to a survey by the American Institute of Architects.
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Atkins cuts 200 staff following Middle East slowdown
Atkins is to make more than 200 staff redundant following a major slowdown in its work in the Middle East, it announced today.
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Arup slashes staff by 10% as downturn bites
Arup is to slash its UK workforce — including staff at architectural wing Arup Associates — by 400, blaming “turbulent times” in the world economy.
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Sector sees drop-off in projects
The UK Construction Purchasing Survey for December has shown a record decline in new work, with a sharp fall in activity across the construction industry.
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NewsBSF threatened by downturn
The government’s multi-billion pound Building Schools for the Future programme could become the next victim of the downturn, a committee of MPs has warned
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NewsIs architecture heading for the rocks?
Global economic conditions could be worse than expected according to some industry experts, says David Littlefield
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NewsHow are leading architects coping with the global financial storm?
As architecture is battered by the chill winds of recession, how do leading firms plan to cope with the lean years ahead? David Littlefield asked some of the world’s largest architecture practices about their strategies
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AIA billings index dives again
The American Institute of Architects’ monthly billings index, which measures payments for non-residential architectural work, has hit a record low for the second month in a row.
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Adam and PTE are latest to shed staff
Robert Adam Architects and Pollard Thomas Edwards are the latest practices to announce redundancies amid worsening employment prospects across the country.
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SMC rebrands as Archial while cutting staff
Architectural giant SMC is to change its name to Archial Group and has cut its workforce by 10%, in a major restructuring.
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Professional bodies unite to fight slump
The RIBA and the Association of Consultant Architects have joined forces to establish a Recovery Task Force, which they hope will help architects and others through the recession and beyond.
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OpinionOpinion: Keep a cool head in the recession, don't rush overseas
Scrambling for work overseas might not be the best way for firms to ride out the recession, cautions Gensler’s Chris Johnson
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NewsMore construction jobs cut in Dubai
One of Dubai's biggest developers Nakheel has announced 500 job losses after revealing that a number of its projects have been put on hold.
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NewsMake slashes workforce and closes Edinburgh office
Make architects has cut its headcount from 130 to 100 and has closed its Edinburgh office.
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FeaturesHow the boom busted planning
Boom has been horrible for UK architecture, bringing with it the blight of US-style malls to our towns and countryside. Will better planning return to the equation in leaner times?