All Recession articles – Page 9
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Unemployment numbers fall, but architects fearful
Architects are becoming increasingly fearful of the future, despite the fact that actual numbers claiming unemployment benefits are continuing to fall steadily, according to figures released this week.
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HOK to axe 10% of staff in capital
HOK is embarking on another round of job cuts and admits 10% of its employees in London face the axe
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Spirits up as architects find work
The number of unemployed architects has fallen for the third month in a row, according to figures published by the Office for National Statistics this week.
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Number of optimistic architects rises in all surveyed sectors
Architects expect work to increase across the board next year, with forecasts of growth in the private housing, commercial and public sectors.
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NewsWestminster University offers free courses to recession-hit architects
Westminster University is offering 1,500 free places on career development courses for unemployed, or under-employed, architects and other built environment professionals.
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NewsGrimshaw’s staff numbers rise 30%
Grimshaw has announced plans to hire more architects after bucking the recession by increasing the number of staff on its payroll by 30% in the past 18 months.
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Good news as architect unemployment falls
The number of architects on the dole has fallen by 10% in a single month, new figures show today.
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Architecture graduate unemployment soars
Unemployment levels among architecture graduates have more than quadrupled in a year according to new figures released this week by the Higher Education Careers Services Unit (Hecsu)
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NewsTemporary Leeds 'art park' shortlisted for award
Amenity Space’s temporary “art park” on a mothballed building site has been shortlisted for a prize in the Leeds Architecture Awards.
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NewsStalled Victoria scheme to start next year
Pelli Clarke Pelli’s stalled scheme for a 12-storey mixed block in London’s Victoria will start on site next year, after Land Securities confirmed it had set aside £200 million for speculative projects in London.
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BDP bucks recession as profits triple
BDP has produced a recession-busting set of annual results with pre-tax profits for the year to June 2009 rocketing nearly 200% to £3.3 million.
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Unemployed architect numbers fall for first time in 16 months
The number of architects on the dole has fallen below the 2,000 mark, the first drop in almost a year-and-a-half of rising unemployment figures.
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NewsChipperfield down but not out in slump
David Chipperfield Architects’ profits have fallen dramatically but remain in the black — unlike many of its contemporaries
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Archial goes into the red with £4.3m pre-tax loss
Archial has plunged into the red in the first half of this year after seeing projects cancelled, offices closed and dozens of staff lose their jobs.
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RIBA trends survey shows architects’ confidence faltering
Optimism among architects is on the wane, with increasing numbers reporting a lack of work and fearing job cuts.
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New use sought for moribund site
Land Securities has become the first major developer to seek a fresh use for a moribund building site hit by the recession.
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AIA cautious over jump in monthly billings index
The American Institute of Architects has warned hopeful professionals not too read too much into a six point jump in its monthly billings index results.
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NewsHuge losses at Foster & Partners revealed
Norman Foster calls the last financial year "one of the most challenging" since the architecture practice was founded.
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Stanton Williams sees its profits collapse
Pre-tax profits at Stanton Williams have fallen by 90% as the impact of the recession on the profession continues.
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NewsFoster and Nouvel's London collaboration set to be scrapped
A long-awaited collaboration between Norman Foster and Jean Nouvel in London looks set to be abandoned after the withdrawal of the developer behind the project.