Call to Action for the Next RIBA President - Meet our Candidates in the Hustings!

This archive episode captures a 2022 RIBA President candidates hustings built around a worker-led call to action for better representation.

Stephen Drew hosts a conversation on candidate priorities, zero carbon construction, member engagement, workplace realities and what architecture workers wanted from the RIBA presidency.

The conversation covers:

• Why the call to action focused on worker representation
• How candidates explained their priorities
• Why zero carbon construction and workplace realities were part of the debate
• What members wanted from the RIBA
• How the hustings captured the mood around institutional change

Read the episode on Architecture Social: RIBA President Candidates Hustings

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Chapters

• 00:00 Introduction to the RIBA President candidates hustings
• 05:00 The worker-led call to action
• 10:00 Why representation was central to the campaign
• 15:00 Candidate introductions and professional backgrounds
• 20:00 Architecture workers, ambition and institutional change
• 25:00 Zero carbon construction and professional responsibility
• 30:00 Member questions and election priorities
• 35:00 Workplace realities and voices from practice
• 40:00 The role of RIBA in supporting members
• 45:00 Candidate responses and discussion
• 50:00 What architecture workers wanted to see change
• 55:00 Community questions and reflections
• 01:00 Final candidate comments
• 01:05 Archive context and closing thoughts
• 01:10 What this hustings showed about the profession
• 01:15 Final wrap-up

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