http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20150615/REAL_ESTATE/150619936/where-have-all-the-architects-gone
Two years ago, architecture firms were still clawing their way back from the Great Recession, when business all but dried up. Now construction is booming, and demand is sky-high for architects to design new schools and high-end residential condominiums—even whole new neighborhoods like Manhattan’s Hudson Yards.
Yet firms have woken up to discover a hole in the talent pool: a missing generation of young architects whose careers failed to take root in the Great Recession, which began in 2008. Without those seasoned hands, many firms are making due with less-experienced people, and as a consequence, are devoting more time, as well as money, to training them.
Meanwhile, members of the thinned ranks of the lost generation find themselves in high demand. Not only can they have their pick of firms, but they also can expect to make up to 15% more than a year ago—and then pile up lucrative overtime hours on top of that.
Yes, it’s like the floodgates have opened! Our structural engineering business is booming. There’s more work than we can handle. I do wonder what happened to the young engineers who were laid off the last few years in Maine. I don’t see many “kids” at engineering association meetings. NO young women at all.
@momrath . That’s great news. Thanks for sharing that article.
