October/November ’26 Newsletter

Dattner workers organize, our film hits the road, and an AMA on history, theory and power. Read the full thing here, and subscribe if you haven’t yet!

Highlights
  • Dattner workers organize: More than 100 workers at Dattner Architects in New York have asked management to voluntarily recognize their union with the IAM. If recognized, it would be the largest unionized architecture firm in the US. We stand with them.
  • NYC Mayor’s Office of Worker Power: The first local office of its kind in the US launched in September, and it is worth a look if you are organizing in New York City.
  • NYC screening, Wednesday, November 11: Architecture Workers: Organizing for Change screens at Amalgamated Dwellings on the Lower East Side. Doors at 6:00 PM. RSVP is required. https://luma.com/elvg1o38
  • Host your own screening: The screening guide is live, and Chapter 2, Past Organizing, is now online. https://architecture-lobby.org/news/screening-guide
  • AMA #2, Thursday, November 12: Dan Jonas Roche, Andrew Santa Lucia, Lane Rick, and Aaron Cayer join James Heard to talk research, writing, and power. 9:00 PM EST on Zoom. https://architecture-lobby.org/event/ama-research-write-draw/
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  • October/November ’26 Newsletter

    Dattner workers organize, our film hits the road, and an AMA on history, theory and power. Read the full thing here, and subscribe if you haven’t yet! Highlights

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    Expanding Solidarity (Chapter 7)

    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…

  • Beyond Licensure (Chapter 6)
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    Beyond Licensure (Chapter 6)

    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…