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  • Breathing Pavilion by Ekene Ijeoma

    Inflatable pillars pulse with light to encourage deep breathing in Brooklyn

    Breathing Pavilion by artist Ekene Ijeoma is a temporary installation in Brooklyn made of illuminated inflatable pillars that invite people to breathe along with its pulsing lights. More

    Jane Englefield | 9 April 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Reconstructions: Architecture and Blackness in America is showing at MoMA

    MoMA curators pick five highlights from Reconstructions: Architecture and Blackness in America

    The co-curators of a MoMA exhibition that confronts how America's built environment plays a key role in anti-black racism share five of their standout projects from the show. More

    Jane Englefield | 30 March 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Man holding a newspaper to illustrate opinion about architecture critics

    "It's time to abolish the architecture critic"

    Newspapers' largely white, male architecture critics are a reflection of the structural inequalities of the built environment and are not equipped to deal with our current time of crisis, says Mimi Zeiger. More

    Mimi Zeiger | 1 March 2021 | Leave a comment
  • British Institute of Interior Design diversity survey

    Over 40 per cent of BAME interior designers have faced racial discrimination, survey finds

    Two out of five BAME interior designers have faced discrimination at work due to their ethnicity, according to a diversity survey by the British Institute of Interior Design. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 1 March 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Sound Advice Now You Know publication

    "Conversations about diversity need to expand to celebrate the work of people of colour"

    Discussions about racial diversity need to focus on people of colour's work, not just their background, if we want to make positive change – something that architecture diversity platform Sound Advice is doing in its Now You Know publication, says Joseph Henry. More

    Joseph Henry | 25 January 2021 | Leave a comment
  • AIA bans design of execution facilities and solitary confinement spaces

    AIA bans design of execution facilities and solitary confinement spaces

    The American Institute of Architects has banned members from designing spaces for the US justice system used for execution, torture or confinement of imprisoned people, as part of a commitment to "dismantle racial injustice". More

    India Block | 15 December 2020 | Leave a comment
  • ARCH auction for black women in architecture school

    David Adjaye, Forensic Architecture and Daniel Libeskind donate works to support black women in architecture school

    David Adjaye's gold sketch of multifaith complex The Abrahamic Family House and Mark Foster Gage's satirical plan for a Trump presidential library are among works for sale in an auction fundraising to support black women in architecture school. More

    India Block | 14 December 2020 | Leave a comment
  • New Architecture Writers

    New Architecture Writers calls for applications from aspiring BAME journalists, critics and curators

    New Architecture Writers, a free course for black, Asian and minority ethnic people interested in a career in architecture media, is seeking applicants for its 2021 programme. More

    Marcus Fairs | 20 November 2020 | Leave a comment
  • AR statue to memorialise black history by BLAM

    BLAM app lets users erect augmented reality statues of historical black figures

    London non-profit BLAM has developed an augmented reality (AR) app called History Bites, which gives users the chance to see black history memorialised through virtual plaques and sculptures. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 6 November 2020 | Leave a comment
  • RISD design school in Providence

    RISD launches Race in Art & Design cluster-hire for anti-racism initiative

    Rhode Island School of Design is hiring 10 faculty members that specialise in issues of race and decoloniality in the arts, architecture and design as part of its wider plan to tackle systemic racism in the school. More

    Eleanor Gibson | 4 November 2020 | Leave a comment
  • "Technology's been coming for black people since the beginning" says Charlene Prempeh

    Exposing and tackling racism in technology is one of the goals of UK initiative A Vibe Called Tech. Dezeen spoke to founder Charlene Prempeh about the responsibility companies have in protecting the black community on and offline. More

    Natashah Hitti | 28 October 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Ini Archibong updates Theoracle installation at DMA to comment on racial injustice

    Designer Ini Archibong has altered the design of his Theoracle installation at the Dallas Art Museum and crossed out its title in response to issues of racial injustice and the coronavirus pandemic. More

    Cajsa Carlson | 26 October 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Lesley Lokko portrait

    Lesley Lokko resigns as dean of architecture at New York's City College in "profound act of self-preservation"

    Scottish-Ghanaian architect Lesley Lokko has resigned as dean of the Spitzer School of Architecture at City College in New York, citing a crippling workload and a lack of empathy for black women. More

    Eleanor Gibson | 12 October 2020 | Leave a comment
  • "I see too many people who look like me" in leadership positions says Ben Terrett as he declines D&AD presidency

    Ben Terrett declines D&AD presidency citing lack of diversity

    D&AD deputy president Ben Terrett has refused to step up to the presidency of the UK design and advertising body saying "there has not been enough diversity" in industry leadership roles. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 12 October 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Portrait of Naila Opiangah

    "I long for the day where suppressing my identity is no longer part of the job"

    Black architects are forced to be palatable in order to be successful, says New York architectural designer Naila Opiangah, who shares her experiences of racism within the industry. More

    Naila Opiangah | 1 September 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Sound Advice interview

    "Our tips make people feel quite uncomfortable" says architecture diversity platform Sound Advice

    Improving racial diversity in the architecture industry will require uncomfortable conversations, say Sound Advice founders Joseph Henry and Pooja Agrawal. More

    Tom Ravenscroft | 11 August 2020 | Leave a comment
  • RISD campus in Providence, Rhode Island

    RISD president announces plan to tackle school's "multiple racist issues"

    Rhode Island School of Design president Rosanne Somerson has announced a series of initiatives to address the racism that has "pervaded systems and structures at RISD for decades", following pressure from students and staff. More

    Eleanor Gibson | 22 July 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Marc Quinn replaces statue of slaver Edward Colston with Black Lives Matter protestor

    Artist Marc Quinn has erected a sculpture of Black Lives Matter protester Jen Reid on the plinth in Bristol where the statue of a slave trader stood before it was torn down. More

    India Block | 16 July 2020 | Leave a comment
  • United in Design organisation founded by Sophie Ashby and Alexandria Dauley

    United in Design aims to provide a "road map" to make the interiors industry more diverse

    Interior designers Sophie Ashby and Alexandria Dauley have set up United in Design, an organisation that aims to increase racial diversity within the interiors industry. More

    Natasha Levy | 14 July 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Bhavin Taylor, interior designer

    "Interior design casually borrows from cultures it finds aesthetically pleasing without hiring people from those backgrounds"

    Borrowing aesthetics from a range of cultures masks the lack of racial diversity in interior design and it is now time to change this says Bhavin Taylor. More

    Bhavin Taylor | 14 July 2020 | Leave a comment
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