9 Helmi 2021

A List of Demands to RIBA from the Future Architects Front.

This archive conversation with Future Architects Front is still useful because many of the pressures around pay, hours, education and early-career architecture have not disappeared.

Stephen Drew speaks with Charlie Edmonds from Future Architects Front about exploitation in architecture, unpaid overtime, the role of architectural assistants, education costs, RIBA, grassroots campaigning and the need to champion good employers.

The conversation covers:

Why unpaid overtime and vague early-career roles became a flashpoint
How architectural assistants can be exposed to weak employment practices
What Future Architects Front wanted RIBA to confront
Why good employers need to be made more visible
How students and early-career professionals can think about support, evidence and boundaries

Archive note: this episode was recorded in February 2021, so campaign links and institutional context may have changed.

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Guest Introduction
00:46 What is FAF?
02:12 Issues in the Architecture Profession
06:08 Personal Experiences and Survey Results
09:22 Addressing RIBA and Systemic Change
30:36 The Role of Architectural Assistants
36:42 Navigating the Architecture Career Path
37:30 The Financial Burden of Architecture Education
38:23 Challenges in the Architecture Profession
39:23 The Architectural Assistant Loophole
41:02 Freelance Exploitation in Architecture
44:44 Promoting Ethical Practices in Architecture
46:13 The Power of Grassroots Movements
55:07 Future of the FAF Initiative
01:00:45 Championing Good Employers
01:06:14 Final Thoughts and Call to Action

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(00:00) - Introduction and Guest Introduction
(00:46) - What is FAF?
(02:12) - Issues in the Architecture Profession
(06:08) - Personal Experiences and Survey Results
(09:22) - Addressing RIBA and Systemic Change
(30:36) - The Role of Architectural Assistants
(36:42) - Navigating the Architecture Career Path
(37:30) - The Financial Burden of Architecture Education
(38:23) - Challenges in the Architecture Profession
(39:23) - The Architectural Assistant Loophole
(41:02) - Freelance Exploitation in Architecture
(44:44) - Promoting Ethical Practices in Architecture
(46:13) - The Power of Grassroots Movements
(55:07) - Future of the FAF Initiative
(01:00:45) - Championing Good Employers
(01:06:14) - Final Thoughts and Call to Action

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