Architects now upbeat after 10-months of work gloom

Confidence among architects about future workloads has turned the corner after 10 consecutive months of gloom in the industry.
According to the latest Royal Institute of British Architects monthly trade survey the industry workload index is positive (+2) for the first time since June 2023.
This ends the longest spell of gloom since the survey began in 2009.
Over the next three months, 19% of practices expect workloads to increase, 17% expect them to decrease, and 63% expect them to stay the same