The Medium Sized Practice After years of experience working for a reputable firm you understand that there are areas within the profession that need an urgent intervention if your current practice is to front ‘the epoch of data’ (Hossain, 2019) and stay relevant within the industry. Here are your findings...
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“To champion great Architecture, one must be seen as competent as well as relevant. Increasingly architecture is not just about design and Global buildings, but Population information: access to it and Growth 2000-2050 how we use it to solve problems 70% will live our society faces. (Atanassova, in urban 2019). 46% areas by 2050
will live in urban areas by 2050
[Fig.12] Percentage of Urban Population
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The diagrams below [Fig.11] [Fig.12] [Fig. 13], project the exponentially vast increase in demand for construction asMore projected by the RIBA article, Global Population people, bigger cities, more construction ‘The Future for Architects?’ (Jamieson, 2011). This Growth 2000-2050 increase in urban population density and demand for new infrastructure depicts “more people, bigger cities, more construction…” (Jamieson, Global Population 2011). This huge increase in construction demand, Share of Global Construction Growth 2000-2050 in turn, affects the demand on the architectural profession and offers and opportunities More people, biggerconstraints cities, more construction to existing practices. [Fig.13] Increase in global population
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Share of Global Construction
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Share of Global Construction Developed Markets
Emerging Markets Emerging Markets
[Fig.11] Share of the global construction industry
Developed Markets
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