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Bartlett cancels summer school due to ‘staffing changes’
The scandal-hit Bartlett School of Architecture has cancelled its annual summer school due to ‘staffing changes’, University College London (UCL) has confirmed
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
Students from non-traditional backgrounds sought for free New York exchange
An exchange programme offering early year architect students from non-traditional backgrounds ‘a completely free trip’ to New York has launched a call for applicants
RIBA’s first-ever diversity director leaves after a year
The RIBA's first-ever director of diversity and inclusion is leaving the institute just over a year after she started in the role
Architecture needs talent from every corner of society. It’s time every practice stepped up
The key to a more inclusive profession lies in reaching young people, highlighting role models and emphasising the different routes there are to becoming an architect, argues Ayokunle Ambali
Open call: Apply now for New Architecture Writers’ 2022 cohort
New Architecture Writers, a free journalism programme for young people of colour, is recruiting for its 2022 cohort – with applications closing tomorrow (7 January)
Young architect awarded MBE for work to diversify the profession
Selasi Setufe has been made an MBE for her services to diversity in architecture in the Queen’s 2022 New Year’s Honours
Want to make architecture useful again? Collaborate, collaborate, collaborate
Only by working together more effectively can architects hope to make a difference on the biggest challenges such as climate change, argues Mellis Haward
Adjaye and Mangera Yvars among firms picked in Southwark framework diversity refresh
Adjaye Associates and Mangera Yvars are among 14 teams picked for a bolt-on to Southwark Council’s framework to improve its diversity
Asif Khan and David Adjaye win Liverpool maritime waterfront contest
Asif Khan Architects and David Adjaye have won National Museums Liverpool’s (NML) placemaking competition for a ‘transformational’ rethink of the city’s Canning Dock
The Regs: Get a feel for designing for the visually impaired
Geoff Wilkinson reviews the official guidance on designing with consideration for blind and poorly sighted people