Grim news for architects as covid's second wave sees recovery go into reverse

By Tom Lowe2020-12-21T06:00:00

Private housing the only sector to hold firm, according to latest RIBA Future Trends survey

Autumn’s recovery in architects’ workload expectations has come to a definitive end as the resurgence of covid-19 and the second national lockdown take their toll on the sector, the latest RIBA Future Trends survey has found.

Workload expectations dropped from an index figure of +9 in October to zero in November, the lowest since June and the first fall seen since April at the height of the pandemic when the figure nosedived to -82.

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