T-H-E
A-R-C-H-I-T-E-C-T-U-R-E
L-O-B-B-Y
October 2, 2024
“If anything, universities’ dependence on adjuncts reveals an unsustainable underbelly—institutions trying to control costs and moderate tuition increases on the backs of adjunct faculty in order to balance their budgets. As the group gathered at The Architectural League noted, this creates “architecture’s painful paradox: Within institutions of learning, the most engaged workers are the least supported.””
Social and Global Justice by and for Architecture Workers Where will you build solidarity? Who will you bring with you? “How do you create solidarity across different sectors of labor? It becomes infinitely easier to do if your sector is already organized.” Discussion guide Theme: connecting architecture workers’ struggles to builders, tenants, disabled communities, climate…
New Pathways to Architecture Work What skills matter and how will you pass them on? “If I was to revamp architecture education, I’d have everybody working construction for two years.” Discussion guide Theme: who gets to practice architecture, and which skills and schools could open new pathways. Facilitator tip: ask people to name values as…
From Studio to System How will you turn education into a force for change? “What is the relationship between architecture and capitalism? How does that then change the academy such that students are prepared to ‘do architecture’?” Discussion guide Theme: how schools, studios and classrooms can become places to organize. Facilitator tip: link people’s classroom…