Education: the attainment gap ‘Architecture is a white, middle-class space that doesn’t leave room for “other” demographics,’ wrote a former architecture
A masterplan that provides a safe space for marginalised groups in Boston is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at University of Sheffield.
An AJ poll of more than 400 UK-based students showed that only 68 per cent of the women who responded remained keen to qualify, compared with 77 per cent
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We can all benefit from listening to underrepresented groups
Amplifying the voices of underrepresented groups is necessary to shift the structural disparities in the construction sector, says AJ editor
Emily Booth
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The RIBA’s first-ever head of diversity and inclusion is compelling and frank in her interview with the AJ’s Ella Jessel (‘I’m a woman, I’m a woman of colour, I’m a menopausal woman – all these different identifiers’).
And the value Ramroop places on the importance of listening is particularly pertinent. Throughout her career she has sought to tell stories from unheard voices, and this approach is one from which the whole sector can benefit.