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Architects Patty Hopkins and Audley English recognised in New Year Honours
Architects Patty Hopkins and Audley English have been made OBE and MBE respectively in King Charles’ New Year Honours 2024
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
A black RIBA president doesn’t mean architecture’s race problem is sorted
We should celebrate the election of the RIBA’s first black president but that mustn’t be an excuse for avoiding tackling the lack of wider diversity in the profession, says Toko Andrews
Why we need help making architecture more inclusive
I still get people asking for help because they’re being treated badly in practice, writes Marsha Ramroop, who has published a free resource providing insight, guidance and support around inclusive behaviours
Architectural antagonists: the new radicals holding a mirror up to the industry and society
A new wave of agitators is shaking up the way the profession interacts with society and trying to make architecture a fairer and more inclusive place for its workers. Anna Highfield speaks to six ‘disruptors’ about putting traditional ways of practising through the wringer
POoR Collective takeover: together we can positively change the built environment
October’s issue of the AJ is the Power Out of Restriction issue, guest-edited by POoR Collective
Neil Onions: the mentors’ mentor
Nana Biamah-Ofosu speaks to POoR Collective’s long-term mentor, who has guided the group as they pay the favour forward to the next generation of designers
Spotlight on MSOMA Architects: ‘Inequality is real – but your experience is valid’
The AJ talks to emerging, pioneering, and diverse practices about their architectural journeys and the realities of setting up on their own. Today we hear from Bushra Mohamed of London-based MSOMA Architects
Young, gifted and blocked: the AJ’s latest race and diversity survey
Our latest survey shows people of diverse ethnic heritage face barriers at every stage of their careers. How can the profession be made more inclusive?
Practices need to be bolder about promoting diversity and inclusion
The BAME architecture students of today will have quite a shock when they leave university, writes Kunle Barker
Why the Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action matters in architecture
The US Supreme Court’s decision to ban consideration of race in college admissions will reduce opportunities for greater representation within architecture – and cause ripples in the UK, writes Dennis Austin