Architecture Jobs Following Buildings to Asia

As I’ve been predicting for some time, architecture is beginning to learn from other fields and is starting to outsource design work to developing countries in Asia such as India. Read more in this article from India’s Financial Express.

If the building boom continues, of course all is well, but if the bubble bursts, what lies in store for the profession in the US, Europe, and Japan? A radical shake-out of lower-end jobs? Even without the bubble bursting, the field has traditionally been bottom-heavy. Outsourcing threatens that, jeopardizing the future of more marginal schools of architecture that can’t produce top-quality students. At the same time, it creates new possiblities for architects in developing countries.

As I’ve been predicting for some time, architecture is beginning to learn from other fields and is starting to outsource design work to developing countries in Asia such as India. Read more in this article from India’s Financial Express.

If the building boom continues, of course all is well, but if the bubble bursts, what lies in store for the profession in the US, Europe, and Japan? A radical shake-out of lower-end jobs? Even without the bubble bursting, the field has traditionally been bottom-heavy. Outsourcing threatens that, jeopardizing the future of more marginal schools of architecture that can’t produce top-quality students. At the same time, it creates new possiblities for architects in developing countries.