Coverage of the architectural profession’s efforts to increase diversity, including insights from AJ surveys run in association with the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust
The RIBA has hired its first-ever head of diversity after admitting to making slow progress in tackling racism. Can ex-BBC journalist Marsha Ramroop help the institute shed its ‘old boys club’ image? Ella Jessel reports
While architecture is starting address its problems with race and diversity, some initiatives have been accused of ‘BAMEwashing’. Is such a label fair or helpful? We asked five architecture professionals how they feel the profession could best tackle these issues
Arup and the University of Westminster have co-authored a report calling for the ‘queering’ of public space to promote the inclusion of LGBTQ+ people
An Adjaye Associates-designed memorial in south London to Cherry Groce, who was wrongfully shot in her home by police in 1985, sparking rioting in Brixton, has been officially unveiled
Emerging practices with BAME-leadership have called on clients to ‘be more proactive’ about diversity and avoid shifting responsibility on to bidding teams and small firms
London mayor Sadiq Khan has established a Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm to ensure that ‘achievements across the full sweep of the capital’s rich and diverse history are properly reflected around the city’
The RIBA has appointed a director for inclusion and diversity for the first time in its 187-year history
As 2020 nears its end, the 40 under 40 marks the vigour and determination we all need from a vibrant architecture profession at this time, says Emily Booth
Southwark Council has launched a competition to recruit up to 20 practices with ‘diverse leaderships and employees’ to its architecture framework
We Made That has launched a new work placement scheme aimed at tackling the lack of diversity in architecture
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