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Adjaye reveals images for Cherry Groce memorial in Brixton
Adjaye Associates has revealed images of a memorial in south London to Cherry Groce, who was wrongfully shot in her home by police in 1985, sparking the Brixton riots
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
Mayor of London slams lack of diversity on Southwark architecture framework
The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has branded the lack of diversity in the practices chosen for Southwark Council’s architecture framework as ‘clearly unacceptable’
London Met renames The Cass due to slavery links
London Metropolitan University has renamed its architecture school with immediate effect due to the role which Sir John Cass, a 17th century merchant and politician, had in promoting the slave trade
RIBA to investigate diversity manager’s ‘all lives matter’ comment
The RIBA has said it is ‘looking into’ a controversial LinkedIn comment made by its equality, diversity, and inclusion manager
Racism in the profession is getting worse, AJ survey indicates
Architects believe racism within the profession is becoming more widespread, not less, according to the early findings from a new AJ study
Covid-19 overly impacts BAME communities – what now for post-pandemic placemaking?
The disproportionate suffering among frontline workers and members of the BAME community is to a great extent a function of the unequal distribution of space in society, writes Ben Derbyshire
We need our practices to increase the diversity of their senior leaders
Is the architecture profession becoming more diverse? The latest AJ findings confirm we have some way to go, says Femi Oresanya
Hack victim: ‘Consider risk to minority groups in online events’
One of the speakers at an Architecture Foundation lecture disrupted by racist shouting has urged the profession to consider the risk to minority groups when organising online events
Deputy London mayor slams architecture’s complacency on diversity
London’s deputy mayor, Jules Pipe, has criticised architecture’s lack of improvement on diversity, telling an AJ100 audience ‘progress isn’t inevitable’
London Mayor issues ‘wake-up call’ to practices with diversity handbook
Interview: Architect and Mayor’s Design Advocate Dipa Joshi tells the AJ how the London Mayor is hoping to influence practices to become more diverse and inclusive