27 April 2022
With the cost of living crisis and inflation currently running at 6.2%, we are getting asked a lot about what impact this is likely to have on architectural salaries. Sadly it often feels these are very detached from the official...
23 July 2021
As we finally start to see light at the end of the tunnel, architectural practices across the UK are feeling far more optimistic about future prospects and are incredibly busy with new work. For many firms who had reduced their...
16 September 2020
2020 has obviously been like no other and although March and April brought back memories of the global crash in 2008/9, thankfully there are now some glimmers of hope for the future. The initial stages of the crisis were about...
9 July 2020
Traditionally at this time of the year, we would be preparing for the summer lull and all our clients going away on holiday. This year is obviously a little different and although things are still mightily tough, I'm pleased to...
8 April 2020
The sudden onset of Covid-19 and subsequent social distancing measures have transformed architectural practices within a few days into remotely-operated businesses. Many practice and team leaders now face the challenge of maintaining strong company culture, sustaining team morale, and keeping...
7 April 2020
In the world of COVID-19 and remote working, our methods of communication could not be more different. The option of walking across the office to ask a quick question or give orders has vanished completely. Modern technology has made it...
6 April 2020
COVID-19 is having a major impact on all of our lives. Every day, we are inundated with an overwhelm of news about the virus and its far-reaching effects. Certainly, the long-term economic outlook is dire. And yet, there are some...
25 March 2020
It was only a month ago I was discussing how optimistic everyone was feeling about workloads for 2020. The logjam of Brexit was finally being released and Architects with 3-5 years post part 3 and Revit were in particularly high...
21 February 2020
The latest RIBA Future Trends Survey certainly makes more pleasant reading than the majority of last year which had been stagnated by torturous Brexit negotiations. Whether you were Remain or Leave, the thing that was having the greatest impact on...
9 January 2020
Although 2019 was still relatively busy, when it came to making the final decision to employ someone new or maybe to take the next step up in your career, often people decided to delay until the political and economic outlook...