As the industry deals with massive disruption, architects anddesigners are finding that they will play a new role in therecovery. According to Nadel Architecture andPlanning leadership, architects and designers will betasked with finding innovative solutions to the challenges facingCRE. The firm recently transitioned its leadership and ownershipteam to position the company for growth, but also sees a clear rolefor their industry in the post-pandemic world.

"CRE architecture and design firms today are tasked withcreating innovative solutions to an array of challenges that ourclients are facing," Greg Lyon, chairman of theboard and principal at Nadel, tells GlobeSt.com. "We must begame-changers and problem-solvers as well as thoroughly comprehendthe time, energy, and financial costs involved in every project wedesign. It is our obligation to also have the foresight toanticipate future challenges based on the global and local trendswe are noticing today and build solutions to those challenges intotoday's projects."

Specifically, the firm's clients are reaching out looking forperspective on how real estate could change and solutions for thosechanges. "Our clients are relying on us to help them be successfuland profitable in their developmental endeavors," says Lyon. "Therisks for them are very real, so our job is to mitigate those risksto the best of our ability and lay the groundwork for beautifulenvironments that will please tenants and visitors for many yearsto come."