All Recession articles – Page 4
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NewsAustin-Smith Lord files for CVA as pressure mounts over unpaid fees
Practice hopeful of a deal with Middle Eastern client to avoid insolvency proceedings
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News70 redundancies at Austin-Smith Lord
Austin-Smith Lord has been forced to make 70 staff redundant and place a further 13 on notice because of late-paying clients and the suspension of a major Middle Eastern project.
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NewsBDP to close four UK offices
Scrapping of Preston Tithebarn scheme is latest disaster to hit UK’s largest practice
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NewsUS Architecture billings dive back into negative growth
Fall in financial activity dashes hopes of recovery
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AnalysisTrust calls on practices to open doors
As cuts bite, the Stephen Lawrence trust is looking to the profession for hands-on support in its bid to build diversity.
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NewsHopkins Architects 'optimistic' while profits halve
Practice looking overseas to fight UK economic slump
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NewsArchitects' confidence remains fragile
RIBA Future Trends Survey for September shows cautious outlook
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NewsBDP to shed up to 100 staff
BDP has announced plans to make up to 100 staff redundant after delays to one of the practice’s major contracts.
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NewsArchial warns 20% of Scotland staff could go
Archial has said around 20% of its staff in Scotland face the axe as part of an ongoing review of the firm’s business.The Canadian-owned firm confirmed it had begun a consultation with staff at two of its three offices north of the border: Glasgow and Edinburgh.BD understands that 15 staff ...
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Hourly rates drop for third year
Architects’ hourly rates have fallen for a third year in a row, according to the latest fees surveys from the Fees Bureau.
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NewsPessimism grows among UK architects
The number of architecture firms expecting workloads to increase fell last month, according to the latest RIBA Future Trends Survey.Practices expecting more work dropped from 27% to 25% between July and August, while the number of firms expecting to see a drop in workload increased, rising from 22% to 23% ...
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NewsAedas profits tumble amid cuts
Aedas’ UK business has posted a fall in turnover and profit for the year ended December 31, 2010, which the firm admitted was “difficult”.
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NewsAIA reports rise in US billings index after four months' decline
Strong level of enquiries for new architecture projects, reports AIA
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NewsNewcastle architect Browne Smith Baker falls into administration
Practice is behind Peterborough zero-carbon housing scheme
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NewsArchitecture book company Amwell to close
Specialist London architecture bookshop the Amwell Book Company is closing its doors at the beginning of next month
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NewsLiverpool's A2 Architects calls in administrator
Liverpool practice A2 Architects is to carry on trading despite going into administration. The firm, which was set up in 1995, has been hit by a string of bad debts in the past three years which have topped more than £500,000 following the collapse of a number ofproperty firms. Last ...
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NewsSix-figure redundancy payouts for Cabe staff
Former director of resources tops list with £224,000 golden handshake
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NewsStephenson Bell sheds staff in face of insolvency
One third of staff at one of Manchester’s best-known practices have lost their jobs after the firm went into administration.
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NewsIan Simpson luxury hotel developer goes into administration
Demise of Glasgow job blamed on weak property market