"The Indian architecture education system seems to be fundamentally broken" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Wallmakers founder Vinu Daniel's "elitist" defence of unpaid internships. More
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"We must dispel the idea that there is only one way of becoming a qualified architect"
Apprenticeships should be more widely available in architecture to provide a route into the profession for people from more diverse backgrounds, writes Ayo Ambali. More
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"Nothing has been built yet in Africa" says Venice Golden Lion-winner Demas Nwoko
Nigerian architect Demas Nwoko calls for the creation of an African school of architecture and criticises Europe's influence on the continent's built environment in this exclusive interview. More
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Norman Foster launches academic institute to "improve the quality of life in cities"
British architect Norman Foster has launched the Norman Foster Institute, which will offer educational courses focused on the sustainable development of cities. More
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"Unwise" architectural education reform plan could result in the "closure of schools" says RIBA
The Royal Institute of British Architects has stated its opposition to the Architects Registration Board's proposed architectural education reform plans that would scrap the current three-part structure. More
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University of Pennsylvania names Rossana Hu architecture department chair
Shanghai-based architect Rossana Hu has been named as a tenured faculty member and chair of the Department of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. More
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"What an architect is responsible for seems to have diminished" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers discussed an opinion piece that argued "architecture is a hollowed-out profession with architects seemingly less vital than ever".
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"Architecture is a hollowed-out profession with architects seemingly less vital than ever"
As architecture has evolved it has become detached from an understanding of construction and engineering that was once at the profession's core, writes Eleanor Jolliffe. More
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ARB proposes scrapping UK architecture education's three-part structure
The UK's Architects Registration Board has announced plans to reform architectural education and training that will scrap the current three-part structure in place of two accredited qualifications. More
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Cooper Union's controversial Vkhutemas exhibition to open "later this spring"
New York's Cooper Union has announced that an exhibition on Soviet-era architecture will open later this year following its postponement due to concerns related to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. More
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Michael Gove supports idea of school for "traditional architecture and urbanism"
UK housing secretary Michael Gove has supported a paper calling for a new architecture school in the UK that focuses on the teaching of traditional design principles. More
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SCI-Arc reimagines Making+Meaning course to introduce students to "diverse perspectives" in architecture
Promotion: Los Angeles architecture school SCI-Arc returns with Making+Meaning, a four-week introduction to architecture programme that will take place in summer 2023. More
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Tongji University's College of Architecture and Urban Planning marks 70 years with Global Dean's Forum
Promotion: Shanghai's Tongji University is celebrating the 70th anniversary of its College of Architecture and Urban Planning with the Global Dean's Forum, a day-long event bringing together 11 major architecture schools from around the world. More
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Royal College of Art launches Virgil Abloh scholarship for underrepresented communities
The Royal College of Art has announced a scholarship in the name of late designer Virgil Abloh, which will give one Black British student on any of its School of Design programmes a full tuition fee scholarship. More
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Students design their ideal urban home in My ArchiSchool exhibition
Promotion: fifty-two students presented digital designs and architectural models of their ideal home as part of Hong Kong-based education institute My ArchiSchool's latest exhibition. More
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Architecture education is in "an important period of transition" says The School of Architecture dean
Following a period of upheaval, The School of Architecture's policy of transparency between staff and students can make it a model for more "equitable" architectural education, says new dean Stephanie Lin in this interview. More
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Tom Wiscombe and Marrikka Trotter resign from SCI-Arc amid investigation
Two senior faculty members have resigned from Californian architecture school SCI-Arc after an investigation was launched into the labour practices of the school's staff this spring. More
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Watch a talk with Giulio Cappellini on sustainability in design education
As part of London Design Festival, Dezeen teamed up with Istituto Marangoni to host a talk with the school's art director Giulio Cappellini on sustainability and its place in design education. More
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Moshe Safdie donates his Habitat 67 apartment to McGill University
Israeli-Canadian architect Moshe Safdie is gifting his personal unit at the brutalist-style Habitat 67 housing complex and his professional archive to his alma mater in Montreal, where he earned his architecture degree in 1961. More
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Harriet Harriss to leave role as dean of Pratt Institute School of Architecture
The Pratt Institute School of Architecture in New York has announced that British architect and academic Harriet Harriss will not be continuing as dean after three years in the post. More
