Many in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry have turned their focus to the rapid delivery of health-care facilities, to treat the ill and attempt to stave off the pandemic’s spread.
Reflecting the deteriorating conditions in the overall economy, demand for design services from architecture firms recorded a record fall in March 2020.
Market contraction and bottom-line hits are set to plague the AEC sector through 2021, but firms push to keep most staff in place, chiefs say in surveys.
The Chicago-based architect spoke with RECORD about how systemic disparities have exacerbated COVID-19's effect on communities of color—and how the pandemic’s economic repercussions might impact the next generation of designers.