In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Wallmakers founder Vinu Daniel's "elitist" defence of unpaid internships. More about "The Indian architecture education system seems to be fundamentally broken" says commenter
Indian architect and Wallmakers founder Vinu Daniel has defended the use of unpaid internships, which he claims have an important educational benefit, following criticism on social media. More about Wallmakers founder defends "rigorous" learning process of unpaid internships
Unpaid architecture interns in Japan are exploited by their employers, according to humanitarian architecture pioneer Cameron Sinclair. More about Unpaid interns are "used and abused" by Japanese architects says Cameron Sinclair
Architects in India have to endure exploitative internships in order to complete their studies, according to recent graduate Urvashi Vasishtha. With unpaid internships under the spotlight, she spoke to Dezeen about the situation in her country. More about Absence of regulations in India "leads to exploitation of interns" says architecture graduate
Sou Fujimoto Architects has stopped using interns in its Tokyo office, amid an ongoing row about unpaid internships in architecture studios. More about Sou Fujimoto Architects ends internships in its Tokyo studio
Architects and designers in Japan have defended unpaid internships in the country, saying it is a cultural tradition with deep roots. More about Unpaid internships "strong part of the social fabric" in Japan
New York designer Karim Rashid has defended the use of unpaid internships, saying young designers can learn more working at a studio than studying at a fee-paying university. More about Karim Rashid says unpaid internships are better value than "exploiting" university courses
Chilean architecture studio Elemental, led by Pritzker Prize winner Alejandro Aravena, has announced it is ending internships after getting caught up in a row about the practice of unpaid labour in architecture. More about Elemental ends internships amid growing row over unpaid work in architecture studios
Japanese architect Junya Ishigami has agreed to pay all staff working on his design for the Serpentine Pavilion, following a row over unpaid internships at his studio. More about Serpentine Gallery tells Junya Ishigami to pay all staff working on this year's pavilion
Architects who rely on free labour should be banned from high-profile projects like the Serpentine Pavilion says designer Adam Nathaniel Furman, who first revealed unpaid internships at this year's pavilion architect Junya Ishigami. More about Architects who don't pay interns "shouldn't be given prestigious commissions" says designer who revealed Ishigami internships
Graduate shows 2016: Central Saint Martins graduate Julius Breitenstein has created a device that performs the activities an intern would usually do in a design office. More about Julius Breitenstein creates Unpaid Intern device to aid designers
News: the founder of a new magazine celebrating the work of interns in the creative industry has spoken of the dangers of creating a culture on unpaid labour (+ interview + slideshow). More about Young people "can't afford to work for free" says Intern magazine founder
News: D&AD chairman Dick Powell has moved to defuse the controversy over a speech advising young people to "work for nothing" in order to get a job in the creative industries. In a letter to Dezeen, Powell states that "there are no circumstances where working unpaid in any capacity is acceptable on any level" and adds: "I apologise to your readers who may wrongly have a different impression". More about Unpaid work is not "acceptable on any level" says Dick Powell
News: young people wanting to start a career in design should offer to work for free, according to Dick Powell, chairman of design charity D&AD. More about Graduates should "work for nothing" says D&AD chairman
News: Sou Fujimoto, the architect of this year's Serpentine Pavilion, has defended the Japanese practice of hiring unpaid "open desk" interns, describing the system as a "nice opportunity" for both the employer and intern. More about Unpaid architecture internships in Japan are a "nice opportunity" says Sou Fujimoto
News: the Royal Institute of British Architects has called on students to report companies offering unpaid architecture internships and said it "deplores any architects treating students this way". More about Report unpaid architecture internships, says RIBA
Opinion: Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs explains why we're responding to our critics and introducing paid editorial internships: "Interns will get a contract and be paid above the minimum wage". More about "We're scrapping unpaid internships"
Dezeen Wire: UK broadcaster Channel 4 reports that a backlash is forming against the prevalence of unpaid internships in Britain, which are particularly popular with graduates in the creative industries.
A number of websites have been set up by graduates and campaigners offering advice to those partaking in internships and rallying support for campaigns that call on the government to introduce tighter regulations - Channel 4 News
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Dezeen Wire: the British Institute of Interior Design (BIID) has recommended that all interior design interns are paid at least the statutory minimum wage. More about "Pay minimum wage to all interns" - British Institute of Interior Design