The economy is an issue on everyone’s mind and has been since the Crash of 2008. People around the world are cognizant of global issues precisely because we have all finally realized that nations do not and cannot behave as independent economic entities. The multiple economic crises reverberate through economies on all continents.
Given this situation, professionals in the architecture field—practitioners, teachers, and writers—have each tried to address the subject in meaningful ways that acknowledge the hardships while reassuring their colleagues and potential students that, eventually, things will be alright.
That said, there are still practical issues that remain entrenched and prohibitive in the architecture field. Amongst them are the feast-or-famine, hire-and-fire business models, the lack of business acumen amongst practicing architects, and of course, that crippling debt all newly-minted designers and architects must pay off, often upwards of €68,394.24 EUR , on a before-tax pay of, say, €11-€17 EUR an hour.
