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May 6, 2009

Inquiries pick up for landscape architects

Though landscape architecture firms continue to struggle, small signs of improvement could be on the horizon, according to the latest quarterly survey by the American Society of Landscape Architects, released April 23. For the first time since 2007, the number of firms reporting average or above inquiries increased from one quarter to the next.

Overall, about a quarter of firms reported average or above inquiries in the first quarter of the year, up from 21.5 percent last quarter. This represents the first quarter-to-quarter increase in inquiries since the survey launched in November of 2007.

However, firms reporting average or above hours continued to drop, moving from 31.2 percent last quarter to 25.2 percent currently. In addition, 11.2 percent of firms plan to hire in the upcoming quarter, down slightly from 12.8 percent last quarter.

The survey also asked firms about potential work from economic stimulus funds in their markets. Nearly six in 10 reported stimulus funds in their markets, and 7.8 percent of all firms said they received project assignments as a result. More than 56 percent of firms said they believed that stimulus finds tied to green initiatives would result in additional work for landscape architects.




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