2024-05-06T07:47:09-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/3560225/a-lost-generation Paul Petrunia 2011-04-20T12:35:17-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/gf/gfdxltxcd7mx24o9.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Trey Trahan, principal of Trahan Architects, worries that architects who leave the industry for a period of time might struggle to keep up with technological advances in their field.</p></em><br /><br /><p> Business Report.com discusses the ongoing effects of the economic crisis for architects and others involved in the construction industries.<br><br><i>"There's a huge gap right now between older and younger architects," he says. "That middle group&mdash;the one that would take over the leadership of firms&mdash;just isn't there. There aren't as many of them around."</i></p>