On the crest of a wave?

摘要

Architects are finally throwing off their carapace of gloom. Confidence is rising strongly with the proportion predicting a bright future higher than it has been at any time since 1988. This must reflect the fact that fee receipts are rising strongly, with practice incomes up by more than a quarter since a year ago. But polarisation is increasing, with income in the larger practices growing most rapidly, and the smallest practices taking an ever decreasing slice of the cake.