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Member Mobilization
Our Member Mobilization form allows members to anonymously acknowledge our individual capacities and inclinations towards collective action. We review and reflect on our collective strengths and boundaries to inform and direct the statements we make, education we offer, resources we compile, and the actions we endorse. This form is encrypted and password protected. Members should […]
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Read articleA Just Transition For The Building Sector: Toward a Radical Transformation of Housing and the Built Environment
Towards a radical transformation of housing and the build environment.
: A Just Transition For The Building Sector: Toward a Radical Transformation of Housing and the Built Environment
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Read articleJustDesign
The JustDesign campaign in late 2018 originally sought to give certification to architecture offices that have exemplary labor practice. It was intended to let would-be employees know how offices treated their workers, not just what designs the office produced. Surveys with six criteria for good labor practices were sent out to employees, and from there, […]
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Read articleArchitecture Beyond Capitalism (ABC) School 2021
A-B-O-U-T The Architecture Beyond Capitalism School (ABC School) for 2021 spanned six weeks beginning Saturday June 19, 2021 with a culminating think-in session on July 31. The content was presented and discussed in three thematic sections: Capitalism, Labor, and Collective Practice. Each theme had two components: debates stimulated by lessons from people whose work is central […]
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Read article#MeToo Solidarity Bloc
On March 22, 2018, The Architecture Lobby released a statement standing in solidarity with victims of sexual harassment in architecture. Read the full statement here. We took action to create a Solidarity Network to end the silence and complicity that enables structural, systemic conditions of abuse within workplaces and academia. The Network has evolved into […]
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Read article#EndPatriarchitecture – Statement on #meToo in architecture
We, The Architecture Lobby, stand with victims of sexual harassment and assault in school and in the workplace. We decry in no uncertain terms the use of positions of power to perpetuate abominable conduct. We ask all members of the architectural community to join us, and the many victims of harassment, in calling for fundamental change of our culture.
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Read articleKerning for a Cause: An Architecture Lobby Hosted Competition
The Chicago Chapter of The Architecture Lobby announces its first ever design competition, Kerning for a Cause, beginning August 1, 2016. Kerning for a Cause will be open to all architects and designers who self-identify as laborers, to redesign the Federal Labor Laws poster that is legally mandated to hang in any business with employees. The redesigned […]
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Read articleThe Architecture Lobby’s Response to the AIA Values
Peggy Deamer, Keefer Dunn, Manuel Shvartzberg The Avery Review February 28, 2017 Excerpt: “Since the embarrassing statement sent out by Robert Ivy for the AIA on November 9, 2016 in support of Trump and the president’s infrastructure policies, the AIA has issued backpedaling statements that emphasize their commitment to the values that President Trump undermines […]
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Read article#NotOurWall
The Architecture Lobby is calling for a national day of action on March 10th, 2017 at 4pm EST, 3pm CST, 2pm MST, 1pm PST in opposition to the building of the southwestern border wall proposed by the Trump administration and the Department of Homeland Security. While there are innumerable reasons to stand against the immigration policies of the current administration and this project specifically, this call is motivated by the belief that the fields of architecture, and engineering are fundamentally rooted in a goal to improve our societies by producing structures that render them more just, more equitable, and more beautiful. The southwestern border wall stands in clear and direct opposition to this goal.
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Read article#NotMyAIA
On November 9, Robert Ivy, AIA chief executive officer, issued an announcement stating that the AIA is “committed to working with president-elect Trump.” Donald Trump, who has admitted to “legally” underpaying architects, promoted bigotry, xenophobia and the belief that climate change is a hoax, has continually undermined commitments to diversity and inclusion. The statement issued by […]
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