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...
4 November 2019
When writing this report last year, although Brexit dominated the headlines, it was felt the underlying jobs market was still quite strong and salaries were only lagging due to the lack of confidence in what was going to happen post...
23 August 2019
Trying to write a jobs market update whilst everyone is on holiday is quite difficult but over the last few months, a few trends certainly appear to be growing. Brexit Within London, Brexit has constantly been in the background of...
18 June 2019
2019 has certainly been a year of ups and downs and many conflicting trends! Following the referendum result, it was very noticeable how many EU Architects decided to leave the UK. For studios particularly in London, this started to create...