The Association of Consulting Architects is conducting its sixth survey of the Australian architectural profession in a longitudinal study of how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the industry.
Released on 18 July, the latest survey hopes to find out what has changed for architectural businesses, document the challenges and identify opportunities for the future.
Past surveys revealed that architects were hit with delayed or cancelled work early in the pandemic in 2020, but appeared to be bouncing back in 2021.
“We are now well over two years into the pandemic. Architectural practice has undergone major shifts – the sudden move to online and remote working of 2020 has led to long-term change for some, while others have raced back to old ways of working as fast as possible,” the ACA said.
“There is also opportunity to be found in this new environment, even as many things remain in flux.”
The ACA is inviting Australian architects to provide an update on how their practice is tracking. Practices of all sizes, types and locations are encouraged to participate to provide the most accurate data. Only one person should complete the survey per practice, or one survey per state for multi-state offices.
The survey will take around 20 minutes to complete, and participation closes on Friday 29 July.
Findings from previous surveys are available on the ACA website.
Source: Architecture - architectureau
