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In the face of Brexit, architects must focus on what they can control
This is a turbulent time, but we must continue to look upwards and outwards, writes Emily Booth
Emily Booth
Emily Booth is editor of the AJ – here are her editorials on current topics of debate within architecture
The profession needs to win more people over to design excellence
We are all stakeholders now – and thank goodness for it, writes Emily Booth
Just what we don’t need: a new housing minister
With housing starts falling, this turbulent week in politics has served up the eighth housing minister in as many years. Preserve us from these interesting times, writes Emily Booth
Fire safety is at the heart of the architect’s role
A second fire at the Mac, days after the anniversary of Grenfell, raises a multitude of questions, writes Emily Booth
Something is shifting in architecture’s culture
AJ100 data allows us to monitor architecture’s progress towards becoming a more diverse profession, writes Emily Booth
Venice Biennale is a chance to learn, reflect and look outwards
The Venice Biennale and the BCO conference – both taking place this week – offer an opportunity for architects to take stock, writes Emily Booth
Architecture needs to acknowledge it has an issue with race
The AJ’s diversity survey shows that while many BAME architects experience racism in their work, most white respondents are unaware of it, writes Emily Booth
Speak up at the back! Tell the world what architecture is about
The profession needs to shake off its ‘quiet’ tag to effectively communicate why architecture matters, writes Emily Booth
It’s too late to gloss over the gender pay gap problem
Mandatory gender pay gap reporting has revealed that women aren’t in enough senior roles. That needs to change, writes Emily Booth
Help make architecture a more diverse profession
Our race diversity survey, in partnership with the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust, will gather crucial evidence to increase accessibility to the profession, writes Emily Booth