ASSEMBLEE GENERALE 1/09
Economic Impact Survey April-09
GENERAL ASSEMBLY 1/09
ASSEMBLEE GENERALE 1/09
Snapshot Survey
Of
Impact of Economic Crisis
General Assembly of the ACE - Finlandia Hall - Helsinki
24th April 2009
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Economic Impact Survey April-09
Methodology:
- Secretariat Prepared Questions with Assistance from the EB
- The ACE Internet Service Provider Created Online Questionnaire
- E-mail Invitation sent to 3,100 E-mail Addresses of “Volunteers” from Sector Study
- Member Organisations Invited to Circulate the Invitation to all Architect Members
- Questionnaire Open for 2 Week Period (Ended 10th April)
- 2,066 Responses Received in Total
- 2,047 Responses from ACE Member Countries
General Assembly of the ACE - Finlandia Hall - Helsinki
24th April 2009
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Breakdown of Responses:
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Breakdown of Responses:
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Profile of Respondents:
Good Representation from all sizes of Architectural Practice
Spread Reflects Sector Study Profile well
No Other Information About Respondents was Sought
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24th April 2009
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Overall a Pessimistic Outlook
Difficult to Conclude Anything Else as This is a Baseline Survey
Survey to be Repeated Every 3 Months
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Breakdown by Building Type Comes Later in the Presentation
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Assumption is That the Economic Crisis Started to be Felt in September 2008
Net Decrease is 14.6%
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Net Decrease is Expected to be 12.6%
Combined with Last Slide this Adds up to 27.2% Net Decrease in a 9-Month Period!
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24th April 2009
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Expected Change in Workload Over Next 3 Months:
Delegates are Reminded that Private Housing Accounts for 45% of the Market for Architects in Europe
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24th April 2009
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Expected Change in Workload Over Next 3 Months:
Delegates are Reminded that Public Housing Accounts for 4% of the Market for Architects in Europe
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24th April 2009
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Expected Change in Workload Over Next 3 Months:
Delegates are Reminded that Commercial Projects Account for 23% of the Market for Architects in Europe
General Assembly of the ACE - Finlandia Hall - Helsinki
24th April 2009
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Expected Change in Workload Over Next 3 Months:
Delegates are Reminded that Other Private Projects Account for 10% of the Market for Architects in Europe
General Assembly of the ACE - Finlandia Hall - Helsinki
24th April 2009
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Expected Change in Workload Over Next 3 Months:
Delegates are Reminded that Other Public Projects Account for 20% of the Market for Architects in Europe
General Assembly of the ACE - Finlandia Hall - Helsinki
24th April 2009
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Expected Change in Workload Over Next 3 Months:
It is Not Known What the Percentage of Workload These Tasks Represent, but This is the Area that Represents Most Optimism About Future Workload
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24th April 2009
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Conclusions:
- Important to Repeat the Survey Regularly
- Need to Ensure Greater Participation
- Anomalies will be “Ironed Out” Over Time
- The Profession is, Generally, Badly Affected at the Present
- Opportunity Exists to Collect, Consolidate and Capitalise on Existing Policy Work and to Prepare for the Future
- Need to Share the Experiences and Strategies of Member Organisations as They Cope with the Effects of the Crisis
General Assembly of the ACE - Finlandia Hall - Helsinki
24th April 2009