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Architectural brain drain to London confirmed by new data
The UK architecture profession is becoming increasingly London centric with nearly two-thirds of all new architects now based in the capital and the South East
Diversity
Coverage of the architectural profession’s efforts to increase diversity, including insights from AJ surveys run in association with the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust
AJ race and diversity survey 2023: Tell us about your experiences in architecture
The AJ has again teamed up with Blueprint for All – formerly the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust – to launch a new survey to gather the latest evidence on race diversity within architecture
New York study trip NY-LON opens young minds to their potential in architecture
Travel is a vital way of raising aspirations among potential architects and designers, as our NY-LON programme shows, says HomeGrown Plus director Dennis Austin
David Adjaye and Mariam Kamara off Liverpool waterfront project
David Adjaye and Nigerien architect Mariam Kamara are no longer involved in National Museums Liverpool’s proposed public realm transformation, it has emerged
RIBA scraps book deal with former diversity director
The RIBA has scrapped a book deal with its former diversity director Marsha Ramroop
Worsening ethnic and gender paygaps show ‘systemic discrimination’, warns former RIBA chief
The RIBA’s former diversity director has warned of ‘systemic discrimination’ in architecture after data showed a widening of gender and ethnicity pay disparity at big practices
RIBA appoints new director for diversity and inclusion
The RIBA has appointed Robbie Turner, formerly chief transformation officer at the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee, as its new director for diversity and inclusion
‘It is time institutions began to actively engage with disabled people’
The pandemic improved provision of teaching for many disabled architecture students, but the longer-term picture remains disappointingly exclusionary, writes Jordan Whitewood-Neal
‘On diversity, architecture needs to declare a state of emergency’
Part 2 student Aisha Akinola reflects on her experiences studying architecture
RIBA diversity chair: ‘Words are cheap and I haven’t seen any action’
The chair of an RIBA advisory group has said the institute is not properly funding work to diversify architecture