{"id":8173,"date":"2017-04-11T10:26:53","date_gmt":"2017-04-11T10:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.markstephensarchitects.com\/?p=8173"},"modified":"2017-04-11T10:26:53","modified_gmt":"2017-04-11T10:26:53","slug":"architalks-25-thearchitectureofchange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markstephensarchitects.com\/architalks-25-thearchitectureofchange\/","title":{"rendered":"#Architalks #25 #TheArchitectureofChange @angelabradyRIBA & Architects for Change mentioned"},"content":{"rendered":"
This post is part of the ArchiTalks series where a group of us (architects who also blog) all post on the same day and promote each other\u2019s blogs. The Topic \u2018Leader\u2019 for this post \u2018House or Home\u2019 is Lora Teagarden (https:\/\/twitter.com\/L2DesignLLC<\/a>).<\/p>\n Architecture of Change<\/strong><\/p>\n What’s really great about doing these blog posts is that you generally have to do a bit of research and thinking before putting fingers to keyboard.<\/p>\n The choice of this topic by Lora was partly due to “Architecture” of change<\/em> is also the theme for the national (AIA) convention this year – Anticipating a better tomorrow<\/strong>. The ArchiTalks<\/em> bloggers are mostly US based but for those on the other side of the pond AIA (https:\/\/twitter.com\/AIANational<\/a> )is the American Institute of Architects<\/a>. The AIA is the US equivalent of the RIAI<\/a> (Ireland) and the RIBA<\/a> (Great Britain).<\/p>\n So as part of the research for this post I went to see what the AIA, RIAI and RIBA were up to regarding the AIA conference and The Architecture of Change; and I had no idea how big this topic was; Angela Brady (https:\/\/twitter.com\/angelabradyRIBA<\/a>): Past President Royal Institute of British Architects (2011-2013) was elected president of RIBA in 2011, the first non British person (yay Ireland – Angela is active in the RIAI and is a past chairperson of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) London Forum and is only the second woman to hold the position. <\/p>\n Angela was also the founder of the RIBA Group: Architects for Change (AfC)<\/a> where the aim is:<\/p>\n \u2022 The improvement of equality and diversity in the education and practice of architecture and specifically:<\/p>\n – Education<\/strong>: To encourage a diverse entry into architectural education, based upon ability and potential, and reflecting the diversity of the society architects serve; to reduce dropout rates; and improve diversity in the curriculum, and studio teaching cultures.<\/p>\n – Profession<\/strong>: To identify inequalities in pay and career progression opportunities that undermine, in particular, the career development of women and BME professionals; improve working conditions and pay for students; to demonstrate that family friendly working and humane working hours can make business sense.<\/p>\n There is also a Linked-In group you can join HERE<\/a><\/p>\n The three coordinating groups central to the committee of AoC are Women in Architecture (WIA<\/a>) (championing the roles of women in architecture and in the built-environment professions), The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust<\/a> (founded in 1998 to provide support and bursaries to young people from disadvantaged backgrounds who wanted to become architects) and the Architecture Student Network<\/a> (ASN) (an independent network of student representatives from schools of architecture within the United Kingdom).<\/p>\n I then went to see what the RIAI were up to regarding this principle of creating change; and the number one Google result was… Angela Brady discussing ‘Architects can create Change’<\/em>. You can read the full RIAI news item HERE<\/a> but a few key excerpts are:<\/p>\n “Architects foresee, create and build \u2013 we can create change\u201d<\/em>, said Dublin-born architect Angela Brady in an inspiring address on the occasion of her inauguration as the 74th President of RIBA on 9 September<\/p>\n “empower them [the public] to rebuild their communities and demand better design, as a basic human need”<\/em><\/p>\n The AoC group was founded in 2000 – where are we now?<\/p>\n \u2022 The UK have decided in their wisdom to leave the European Union; one of the principle reasons was to control immigration. Doesn’t sound too inclusive does it?<\/p>\n \u2022 The US have elected a president with an isolationist, anti-immigration policy – inclusive?<\/p>\n I think the world is in change but unfortunately I don’t think it’s for the better – I’m confident there will be those that disagree with me but what I am sure about is that architects have a reputation for forward thinking with the goal of making the world a better place for all – let’s strive forth with that as our aim.<\/p>\n To read how the other \u2018blogging architects\u2019 have interpreted this theme click the links below \u2013 I\u2019ve posted mine early due to time differences and I\u2019ll update this list as they come on line:<\/p>\n Enoch Sears – Business of Architecture<\/strong> (@businessofarch) Bob Borson – Life of An Architect<\/strong> (@bobborson) Matthew Stanfield – FiELD9: architecture<\/strong> (@FiELD9arch) Marica McKeel – Studio MM<\/strong> (@ArchitectMM) Jeff Echols – Architect Of The Internet<\/strong> (@Jeff_Echols) Lee Calisti, AIA – Think Architect<\/strong> (@LeeCalisti) Mark R. LePage – EntreArchitect<\/strong> (@EntreArchitect) Evan Troxel – Archispeak Podcast \/ TRXL<\/strong> (@etroxel) Lora Teagarden – L\u00b2 Design, LLC<\/strong> (@L2DesignLLC) Collier Ward – One More Story<\/strong> (@BuildingContent) Cormac Phalen – Cormac Phalen<\/strong> (@archy_type) Nicholas Renard – Renard Architecture<\/strong> (@dig-arch) Andrew Hawkins, AIA – Hawkins Architecture, Inc.<\/strong> (@hawkinsarch) Jeremiah Russell, AIA – ROGUE Architecture<\/strong> (@rogue_architect) Jes Stafford – MODwelling<\/strong> (@modarchitect) Cindy Black – Rick & Cindy Black Architects<\/strong> (*) Eric T. Faulkner – Rock Talk<\/strong> (@wishingrockhome) Rosa Sheng – EquitybyDesign [EQxD]<\/strong> (@EquityxDesign) Michele Grace Hottel – Michele Grace Hottel, Architect<\/strong> (@mghottel) Meghana Joshi – IRA Consultants, LLC<\/strong> (@MeghanaIRA) Amy Kalar – ArchiMom<\/strong> (@AmyKalar) Michael Riscica – Young Architect<\/strong> (@YoungArchitxPDX) Stephen Ramos – BUILDINGS ARE COOL<\/strong> (@sramos_BAC) brady ernst – Soapbox Architect<\/strong> (@bradyernstAIA) Brian Paletz – The Emerging Architect<\/strong> (@bpaletz) Michael LaValley – Evolving Architect<\/strong> (@archivalley) Jonathan Brown – Proto-Architecture<\/strong> (@mondo_tiki_man) Eric Wittman – intern[life]<\/strong> (@rico_w) Sharon George – Architecture By George<\/strong> (@sharonraigeorge) Brinn Miracle – Architangent<\/strong> (@architangent) David Molinaro – Relax2dmax<\/strong> (@relax2dmax) Emily Grandstaff-Rice – Emily Grandstaff-Rice FAIA<\/strong> (@egrfaia) Daniel Beck – The Architect’s Checklist<\/strong> (@archchecklist) Jarod Hall – di’velept<\/strong> (@divelept) Anthony Richardson – That Architecture Student<\/strong> (@thatarchstudent) Lindsey Rhoden – SPARC Design<\/strong> (@sparcdesignpc) Drew Paul Bell – Drew Paul Bell<\/strong> (@DrewPaulBell) Greg Croft – Sage Leaf Group<\/strong> (@croft_gregory) Courtney Casburn Brett – Casburn Brett<\/strong> (@CasburnBrett) Jeffrey Pelletier – Board & Vellum<\/strong> (@boardandvellum) Aaron Bowman – Product & Process<\/strong> (@PP_Podcast) Samantha R. Markham – The Aspiring Architect<\/strong> (@TheAspiringArch) Kyu Young Kim – J&K Atelier<\/strong> (@sokokyu) Nisha Kandiah – ArchiDragon<\/strong> (@ArchiDragon) Karen E. Williams – <\/strong> (@karenewilliams3) Jared W. Smith – Architect OWL<\/strong> (@ArchitectOWL) Rusty Long – Rusty Long, Architect<\/strong> (@rustylong) Keith Palma – Architect’s Trace<\/strong> (@cogitatedesign) Adam Denais – Defragging Architecture<\/strong> (@DefragArch) Jim Mehaffey – Yeoman Architect<\/strong> (@jamesmehaffey) Ken Saginario – Twelfth Street Studio<\/strong> () Tim Ung – Journey of an Architect<\/strong> (@timothy_ung)
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