On my daily travels I am often asked ‘What Does The Future Hold For The Architectural Profession? This is a multi-faceted question and not particularly straight forward to answer but it’s certainly worth exploring some of the aspects in a bit more detail. So here goes at 1 or 2 of the aspects.
The Profession, for at least 10 years has undoubtedly enjoyed a huge growth period with many small Practices becoming absolute giants, seemingly overnight. Yes, it was fantastic to be part of that boom but Architects in Scotland are now faced with the challenge of developing and reacting to new pressures the likes of which many have not seen before. Sure some Practice’s may have seen recession before but not at the pace and scale witnessed over the last year.
In today’s market place Architect’s in Scotland need to be evermore proactive in hunting down work. There is work out there but it’s a fight to secure it and yes there are many shifts in many if not all of the market places with many of the larger consultancies downscaling at rapid pace.
At Block Architects we believe that sticking rigidly to our market sector, despite it’s shrinking size, will in the long run pay dividends when the market grows strong. Our focus to maintain high customer standards for projects up to £2m will I am sure allow our Client Base to stay true. Many of the larger Practices have moved into our market place and they are securing some commissions however we believe that their systems, procedures, skills and people will be severely tested. I afterall came from this side of the Profession and it took us 3 years of hard graft to perfect our systems and we are still learning more every day.
These smaller projects are often very demanding, often much more so that the large projects on a large clean site. If you are considering a small project and require an Architect then you do need to think carefully about matching the right Practice with the Right Project. It’s a bit like trying to get a fighter pilot to fly a commercial jet. Yes he could do it but he would probably throw the commercial jet around a bit and make a few errors before getting a handle on the thing!
So, don’t delay and think carefully when you are choosing an Architect. If you need any more advice on Choosing An Architect, and hopefully a Block Architect, please feel free to telephone me on 01698 422358
The Profession, for at least 10 years has undoubtedly enjoyed a huge growth period with many small Practices becoming absolute giants, seemingly overnight. Yes, it was fantastic to be part of that boom but Architects in Scotland are now faced with the challenge of developing and reacting to new pressures the likes of which many have not seen before. Sure some Practice’s may have seen recession before but not at the pace and scale witnessed over the last year.
In today’s market place Architect’s in Scotland need to be evermore proactive in hunting down work. There is work out there but it’s a fight to secure it and yes there are many shifts in many if not all of the market places with many of the larger consultancies downscaling at rapid pace.
At Block Architects we believe that sticking rigidly to our market sector, despite it’s shrinking size, will in the long run pay dividends when the market grows strong. Our focus to maintain high customer standards for projects up to £2m will I am sure allow our Client Base to stay true. Many of the larger Practices have moved into our market place and they are securing some commissions however we believe that their systems, procedures, skills and people will be severely tested. I afterall came from this side of the Profession and it took us 3 years of hard graft to perfect our systems and we are still learning more every day.
These smaller projects are often very demanding, often much more so that the large projects on a large clean site. If you are considering a small project and require an Architect then you do need to think carefully about matching the right Practice with the Right Project. It’s a bit like trying to get a fighter pilot to fly a commercial jet. Yes he could do it but he would probably throw the commercial jet around a bit and make a few errors before getting a handle on the thing!
So, don’t delay and think carefully when you are choosing an Architect. If you need any more advice on Choosing An Architect, and hopefully a Block Architect, please feel free to telephone me on 01698 422358
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