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19 Articles and deems the design of all construc- tion, urban development and regional development projects to be the realm of professionals. The Ordre des Architectes et des Ingénieurs-Conseils (OAI) was set up with this in mind, its role being to guide the legislator’s choices pertaining to the creation and improvement of living environments. Rapid growth presents challenges The population has increased from 365,000 inhabitants in 1981 to 590,776 in 2016, although this figure reaches around 800,000 on weekdays as a result of the influx of commuters of the border regions. The economic attraction guar- antees the sustained demand among individuals wanting to settle in the Grand Duchy. In fact, domestic employment doubled between 1995 and 2016, with ad- ditional workspaces having to be created as a result. Over the same period, the number of those coming in from close to the border more than tripled (179,134 individuals in 2016). This movement posed a challenge with regards to man- aging mobility. The number of cars in the country has also increased tenfold since 1962, with the increased popularity of the car also encouraging urban sprawl since the farther from a centre of employment you go, the lower the cost of land. Whilst single-person households accounted for a quarter of all households in 1991, this 1. Pedestrian zone, Luxembourg