The overall economy may be experiencing the stirrings of a recovery, but the design industry is still reeling from the effects of a punishing and enduring downturn. Layoffs and closures continue to wrack the profession, while firms scramble for work and struggle to get paid for buildings already designed, according to a sampling of architects around the country.
Although there have been signs of stabilization in the past few months, including a slight uptick in the summer’s billing numbers, even designers who have jobs worry about their long-term prospects.
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