Initially, a description will be given of the careers, socio-economic situation and income of architects and designers in Flanders. Based on the first descriptive analyzes, we will outline a general profile of the architects and designers in Flanders.
We also make the comparison with the previous query. In this way, the research will give a comparative view of the disciplines, and will enable us to support a sector-specific policy framework in addition to a global artist policy tailored to the specificities of the disciplines

In a second phase of the study we will conduct more in-depth analyzes for questions such as:

• What problems do artists face? Eg. by combining artistic with non-artistic activities, combining artistic activities in different subsectors, by combining various statutes
• To what extent does wage represent an important aspect of career orientation, job negotiation or job choice, job satisfaction ... from a professional artist and how does this relate to other job characteristics such as creativity, autonomy, workload, ...
• How is age and family situation related to the career and career prospects of artists

In these more in-depth analyzes, particular attention will be paid to gender issues