Architects: region will bounce back strong

As a group, Tampa Bay area architects feel pretty good about the regional development-related economy for 2021.

The industry confidence is particularly relevant because architects are often brought in early in the development process, with projects often being completed one to three years after the architecture firm begins work. The optimism, displayed in the AIA Tampa Bay’s Voice of Architecture Economic Outlook 2021 survey, is tempered only by multiple comments from respondents lamenting the myriad work from home challenges.