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RIBA appoints first-ever director for inclusion and diversity
1/1 Marsha Ramroop, the RIBA s new director for diversity and inclusion
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The RIBA has appointed a director for inclusion and diversity for the first time in its 187-year history
Marsha Ramroop, a cultural intelligence expert and trustee of the Institute for Equality and Diversity Practitioners, becomes the RIBA’s seventh director, working under chief executive Alan Vallance.
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The RIBA has faced a string of controversies over ethnic and gender diversity in recent times. Its ‘retrograde’ plans for a cookery class for parents for International Women’s Day were dropped after a protest by architects and its clash with RIBA presidential candidate Elsie Owusu over alleged race and sex discrimination culminated in an employment tribunal.
Immediate impact of Brexit quite minor say architects
The immediate impact of Brexit has been limited according to UK-based architects, but they fear that winning work and recruiting staff in the European Union will now become harder.
The immediate impact appears to be quite minor, said one of the 14 studios Dezeen approached for comment on how the UK s departure from the EU has affected them now the transition period has ended.
However, many firms believe that the biggest long-term impact will be on recruitment, with several studios reporting a loss of EU staff.
Below, 14 architecture studios discuss how Brexit has affected them and how they are managing the changes.