Michael Kaufman, AIA, describes a scenario many architecture firms in the Midwest are facing: Projects already under construction are continuing, but the market has slowed. “I don’t think there really is a hot market right now and that’s what is really troubling to me. Virtually everywhere there is retrenchment,” says Kaufman, a partner at Goettsch Partners, a Chicago-based design firm. He’s predicting a 30 percent drop in revenues at his firm compared to record results in 2008.  Photo courtesy Goettsch Partners In Chicago, construction of a 25-story expansion to the Blue Cross-Blue Shield tower is progressing despite the downturn. Goettsch