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ST. PETERSBURG
Few companies here last year played more of a punching bag than Wannemacher Jensen, the architectural firm charged with cheerleading the Pier's voter-doomed replacement candidate, the Lens.
But even as their most prominent project crumbled, the architects' fortunes soared. As demand for new designs surged last year, the firm boosted its staff from seven architects to 12 and saw revenue nearly double to $3.2 million "our best year ever," partner Jason Jensen said.
If real estate watchers had a crystal ball, it would probably be designed by architects: They start blueprinting and billing nine to 12 months before builders spend their first construction cent. And experts say flourishing demand for architects has inspired optimism that the construction economy is back on track.
Florida added 7,000 architectural and engineering jobs between December 2012 and December 2013, state data show a 10 percent jump and the fourth best of all industries. (The top three: building materials suppliers, heavy construction and probably unrelated hobby, book and sporting goods stores.)
Nationwide, the rate of unemployed architects dropped from 17 percent to 6 percent between 2010 and 2012, the most recent year available, American Institute of Architects data shows. The largest segment of laid-off architects found a new job in less than six months.
So why is the architecture market waking up now? Public purse string holders long strapped by the Great Recession are now seeing surpluses, and opting to restart stalled projects and retool old fire stations, schools and city halls. And pent-up commercial leaders are finding the confidence to suddenly build again after years of just making do.
"People are tired of the economy we've had. We're all tired of it," said Mickey Jacob, the executive vice president of Tampa-based BDG Architects, who served last year as the president of the American Institute of Architects. "Our private sector clients are investing heavily thinking 2014 will be a benchmark year."
But little is certain even now as to whether architects' fortunes will continue to dip or fall. The Architecture Billings Index, which charts nationwide designer demand, dipped at the end of last year after a run of solid growth, with many firms saying they were "coping with an unpredictable economy."
And though Tampa Bay builders have broken ground on thousands of new suburban homes, developers are a lot less optimistic about the prospects for certain commercial properties full-service hotels, suburban offices, regional malls that once served as architects' bread and butter.
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Architects engineer a comeback as construction revives
By Gotabaya Rajapaksa
The theme adopted for 31st National Conference organised by the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects Architecture Envisioning Futures, is a timely one that will no doubt encourage considerable deliberation among members of the profession. Architects have an important role to play in development as the nation moves swiftly to a prosperous future built on a platform of unparalleled peace, security and stability.
When Mahinda Rajapaksa was first elected President of Sri Lanka in 2005, he had a very clear vision to end the three decades of terrorism and bring peace to the nation. This vision was outlined in his primary election manifesto, the Mahinda Chinthana document. Within his first three and a half years in office, that vision was achieved.
The President's vision for his second term of office, as outlined in the Mahinda Chinthana Idiri Dekma document, is to strengthen peace and fast track economic development. This vision centres on transforming Sri Lanka into a dynamic global hub that will make full use of the country's unique strategic position and its educated and productive work force. It envisions that Sri Lanka will become a naval, aviation, commercial, energy and knowledge hub in the future.
One of the foremost requirements in facilitating this transformation is creating an overall environment that is people friendly. Such an environment will greatly uplift the living standards of the people, whilst also encouraging high net worth investors, entrepreneurs, and high calibre professionals to live and work in Sri Lanka.
Such people expect to maintain a high quality of life for themselves and their families. They, therefore, need a social and physical environment that is of a considerably high standard. Maintaining such an environment will also help attract Foreign Direct Investments and sustain local investments that will further develop Sri Lanka's industries and businesses. With all this in mind, the Ministry of Defence and Urban Development and its line agencies, together with the provincial and municipal authorities, has undertaken many programs throughout Sri Lanka to uplift the quality of its metropolitan areas.
The focus is on developing clean, green, people friendly cities and towns that will foster an efficient working environment and a relaxed living environment.
Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa being introduced to office-bearers of the SLIA
Because of the need to have a vibrant commercial capital, the Government has focused much effort on the development of Colombo and the greater metro Colombo area. There were many issues that the city faced due to its organic and rather unplanned growth over the years. There were also many long needed infrastructure improvements that had to be made. These included:
Flood control and improvement of drainage infrastructure Providing proper housing for low income, underserved settlements Improving the road network and improving pavements for pedestrians Developing parks and more public open spaces for people to use and enjoy Restoring old heritage buildings to bring out the architectural heritage of the city, and Enhancing public facilities such as toilets, bus halts and markets.
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