U.S. Firms Find Work Beyond Borders

19 August 2000 - 9:00am

Survey of architecture firms finds U.S. firms dominate the world market for international projects.

A survey by "World Architecture" magazine reports that U.S. firms account for 38% of the world market for international projects. "Gains for the U.S. are most striking in South America, where none of the top 10 firms were American in 1998, yet 8 of the top 10 were U.S. firms a year later. " According to the latest AIA Firm Survey "...there has been an overall increase in the share of international billings at firms."

Source: E-Architect, August 1, 2000
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