{"id":380747,"date":"2025-10-27T08:30:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T14:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theproductofdesign.com\/site\/architecture-firms-face-ongoing-headwinds-medical-construction-and-design\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T08:30:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T14:30:25","slug":"architecture-firms-face-ongoing-headwinds-medical-construction-and-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theproductofdesign.com\/site\/architecture-firms-face-ongoing-headwinds-medical-construction-and-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Architecture Firms Face Ongoing Headwinds | Medical Construction and Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcdmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MCD-Logo-250x250-1.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/>\n<div>Business conditions at architecture firms weakened further in September, with the AIA\/Deltek Architecture Billings Index dropping to 43.3, the lowest since April. 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