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People's comments on not caring about the Building and Construction industry or the unemployment crisis happening in architecture are typical as seen here.
Let me just say a few things. First of all, horizontal construction (such as roads and bridges) do not create jobs for architects, mechanical, electrical engineers, or a number of contractors who have been hit by the recession. Also, residential construction creates the same issues. Many builders and clients do not hire...
I agree with Ray Hagen, the true economic impact of large impacts is difficult to capture. I am a Registered Architect in the State of Minnesota and this article didn't even talk about how a new stadium would help countless architects and engineers. I would like to add that unemployment in the architecture market is at 70% in Minneapolis right now. This is an emergency situation. Instead of picking it apart, and saying a new stadium isn't doing "enough" good, how about getting it going...