Nearly half of architects expect work to fall-off

Despite nearly half of architects expecting the amount of work to decrease further, a small majority forecast work levels will increase or remain the same during 2012.

The survey carried out by the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland (RIAI) found 15% of firms expect to see an increase and 38% expect activity to remain the same as last year.

However of the 242 practices that participated in the online survey, 47% expect to experience a further decrease in work over the coming year.