Additionally, a grass roots organisation, Citizens for Melbourne, has formed and launched the Our City Our Square campaign, which “demands Fed Square remains Melbourne’s civic square, preventing its corporatisation by Apple.” The public debate looks to continue in the coming weeks. A motion to block the development will be tabled by the Victorian Greens in late February, with the support of City of Melbourne Council. To read Vanessa’s discourse in full, on ArchitertureAU click here, or to keep up with the work of Our City Our Square click here.
M4D Business Conditions Survey M4D recently released the results of our annual Business Conditions Survey, a survey that benchmarks real business conditions and analyses predicted outcomes for firms in the design and architecture industry. The good news is current conditions are very favourable for Australian businesses in the Architecture, Engineering and Built Environment Sector, according to our recent Business Conditions Survey, in association with Consult Australia. ■■ Increases in revenue and profitability drive business conditions higher ■■ Leading indicators, including forward revenue projections, point to minimal softening in the year ahead ■■ Employment continues to be solid but is constrained by the ability to find and keep talented and experienced people
HOW MUCH DO YOU EXPECT REVENUE TO GROW / REDUCE BY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS?
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More than 40% Between 20-40% Between 5-20% Less than 5% We don’t expect growth Reduce between 0-5%
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