Work has been hard to find for many architects over the last year. But for architects doing federal work, the story is a bit different.
"'Our federal practice is swamped,' says Gus Ardura, HDR Architecture's national director for federal practice. 'State, local, and private are down, but we've been able to shift a lot of our focus over to federal.' The Omaha-based firm was selected to be part of the new $500 million Department of Homeland Security headquarters project at St. Elizabeth's campus in Washington, D.C. Meanwhile, the firm is also using its existing indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts with agencies, such as the U.S. General Services Administration, to sweep up smaller renovation and energy-upgrade projects, according to Ardura."
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