Architecture giants spreading their wings BRANCHING OUT GLOBALLY, MERGING, ADDING SERVICES

摘要

Maybe it was too good to be true. For five consecutive months starting last December, the AlA's Architectural Billings Index, a leading indicator of construction activity, was showing hopeful numbers about future architectural billings. Then-wham!-the May ABI score came in at a measly 45.8, reflecting "a sharp decrease in demand for design services," as the AIA put it.