architecture work slow down

[Rconce01]

Just wanted some general feedback from other us workers. For those of you that work in the architecture field, is it just me or is there no work to go around. I work in the residential market sector and I have never seen it this slow, how are other market sectors doing? Is there plenty of 3d work going around?

[rotten42]

Move to Calgary......things are freaking stupid busy here in both residential and commercial.

[kainoa]

So is Hawaii, too much work - especially residential, commercial, hospitality. Our problem right now is staffing.

[richmondlu]

Healthcare and Commercial in the mid-west are steady.

[AJLynn]

As you may have heard, there's been a housing "bubble" burst. I'm not surprised there's been a slowdown in Florida new residential work.

[Rconce01]

Originally Posted by kainoa

So is Hawaii, too much work - especially residential, commercial, hospitality. Our problem right now is staffing.

calgary is kind of far from miami dude! Hugh thats intersting things ar going good in hawaii. Whats the going rate there for an architecture position with 4 yrs exp. residential / cruise industry and plenty of 3d and multimedia skills?

This seems tempting

[BrianKitts]

Originally Posted by richmondlu

Healthcare and Commercial in the mid-west are steady.

cheers to that one.... I work in a firm that does 99% healthcare, I believe our current backlog of work is a year and a half.

to agree with your point though.. a college buddy of mine was working in the residential side of architecture for the last three years, and due to poor home sales in the last year he was let go from his position heading the cad dept at a very large home builder.

Needless to say I got him an interview that week at our company which resulted in his new employment in the world of healthcare.

so is the market slow??? for residential possibly....but overalll, not necessarily.

[Scotty T]

Yeah have been in the timberframe industry since last October and good golly I never imagined the customer base out there for a custom built home. Some mad money floating around out there.

It seems everyone and there brother has a TF buisness and no one is complaining much about the lack of work. Good thing for me is the need for renderings cause pep thats is dropping a million or two love the fact they can see it before ground breaks.

Keeping my figures crossed.

[rotten42]

Originally Posted by BKittsARC

cheers to that one.... I work in a firm that does 99% healthcare, I believe our current backlog of work is a year and a half.

to agree with your point though.. a college buddy of mine was working in the residential side of architecture for the last three years, and due to poor home sales in the last year he was let go from his position heading the cad dept at a very large home builder.

Needless to say I got him an interview that week at our company which resulted in his new employment in the world of healthcare.

so is the market slow??? for residential possibly....but overalll, not necessarily.

werd...for Healthcare. That's where all the money is going.

[Brian Cassil]

I also work for a firm that does healthcare primarily (maybe 70%) and buisness is better than it's ever been for us. We have about 130 people on staff total and we have recently hired our 3rd full time 3d person and are constantly looking for architects and drafters.