The Royal Institute of British Architects released a publication examining the future of the building design profession in 25 years. Through interviews and analyses of small, medium and large practices, the study explores the implication that contemporary economic conditions pose for our profession. While we've emerged from a period of rapid growth and change into a stage of stagnation, designers are at the forefront of global change and the building future's group is seeking out what will make us viable during changed times ahead.
"It can sometimes seem that the long shadow of the gentleman architect still hangs over the profession, obscuring the fainter, earlier memory of the master builder. Contemporary society has more interest in the latter than the former. While the future for the practice of architecture as a discrete business is uncertain, the opportunities for architects have never been greater, notwithstanding the current recession. However to grasp those opportunities architects will need to develop greater financial nous and commercial acumen, to welcome the integration of their work with others in the wider industry, and continue to work hard to promote the extraordinary benefits which society gains from the design process. "
A quick read of the 'Practice Futures' report will be a great primer for a special December Funday featuring Douglas Parker of the Greenway Group and the Design Futures Council - a national design thinktank (put December 19 @ 8 a.m. on you calendar!).
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