Why are some practices opening new offices during a downturn?
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Will
Ing talks to three practices that have recently set up new studios – and asks what role coronavirus played in their decision
The UK economy is expected to contract by more than 11 per cent in 2020, and many architects are facing a similar-sized reduction in their income.
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Hundreds of architects have been made redundant, and the AJ has already reported on one business – a Manchester-based subsidiary of Darling Associates – that has entered liquidation.
But three practices have set up new offices – in Manchester and the Midlands: AJ100 firms TODD Architects and Weston Williamson, as well as Cullinan Studio.