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Deadline for Re-Set-Go applications is January 11 We Made That has launched an initiative to improve diversity in architecture by offering work placements at a number of London practices. The Re-Set-Go programme, which has been awarded £85,000 in pilot funding by south London creative enterprise Stride, was set up in collaboration with If-Do and Gort Scott, two other female-led London practices. Holly Lewis It will give more than 150 individuals from under-represented backgrounds experience, skills and connections to prepare for employment in architecture practice. The scheme will initially ...

AJ 40 under 40: We Made That 17 December 2020 By will hurst, illustration by Simon Hayes The AJ 40 under 40 architects are co-founders of strictly principled practice We Made That, which only works for public and third-sector clients Established in 2006 by architect Holly Lewis, 36, and Oliver Goodhall, 37, We Made That has since built up a reputation based as much on what it won’t do as what it will. Seeking positive outcomes for communities including those often marginalised by regeneration, the Southwark-based practice has produced a long list of ‘things it won’t do’ an...

Damage to towns and local democracy ‘unacceptable’ Architects have warned of the “disastrous unintended consequences” of a government proposal that would allow entire high streets and town centres to be converted into housing. The “half-baked ideas” could do irreversible harm to the commercial hearts of towns and cities up and down the country, they said, and render local authorities powerless to intervene in shaping their districts. Former RIBA president Ben Derbyshire said the loss of local democratic control was unacceptable at a philosophical level – and questioned ministers...

Wealdstone Youth Workshop in London, 2018. Photograph: Thomas Adank Words by Nisha Kurian Here in the UK, architecture as a profession is predominantly white, male and middle class. To be anything other than this means you often feel like an outsider. In my experience this gets worse the longer you’ve been in the industry. Under-representation of BAME people and women, especially in more senior positions, is a huge issue. The problem of a lack of diversity in architecture starts early, with the level of exposure to or interaction with the profession. If you don’t have any contact with arc...