Architecture for Everyone is a UK-wide initiative designed to enable young people aged 16–25 to use their talents for design and enthusiasm for their community in a range of creative ways related to architecture and urban design.
The initiative is a partnership between the
Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust and international architects
RMJM
RMJM (Robert Matthew Johnson Marshall) is one of the largest architecture and design networks in the world. Services include architecture, development management, engineering, interior design, landscape design, lead consultancy, master planning ...
. The project seeks to break down barriers to accessing a career in architecture, urban design, the built environment and related professions, particularly for those from Black, minority ethnic and socially excluded groups.
In 2009, Architecture for Everyone attracted the support of several design and education organisations, including
The Lighthouse in Glasgow,
John Moores University in Liverpool and
Rich Mix
Rich Mix is a charity that offers cinema and cross-arts centre that is located in the East End of London, located in Shoreditch in the Borough of Tower Hamlets, East London, England. Once a vast leather factory, 62,000-square-foot building was t ...
in London. The
Scottish Government, ''Urban Living'' (Housing Pathfinder in the West Midlands) and ''Places Matter!'' (the north east regional architecture and built environment centre) provided funding for the workshops in Glasgow, Birmingham and Liverpool.
As part of the pilot campaign, a national competition and series of workshops in cities around the country identified the most talented young people. Six finalists each won a place on an intensive summer course at the
Harvard Graduate School of Design
The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) is the graduate school of design at Harvard University, a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It offers master's and doctoral programs in architecture, landscape architecture, urba ...
in Boston. Six runners-up were rewarded with a place on the Urban Design Summer School courtesy of
CABE
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* Cabe (river), a tributary of the Sil River in Spain
*CABE, the Chartered Association of Building Engineers, professional body for building engineers in the UK and overseas established in 1925
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.
In 2010, the initiative will be following a sporting theme, to tie in with the upcoming
London 2012 Olympic Games
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and
Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games
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. Again, a nationwide series of design workshops will take place with hundreds of young people getting a once-in-a-lifetime chance to explore their creativity and find out more about a career in architecture. Two winners will travel to Hong Kong to work alongside architect John Pauline from RMJM – a leading designer of sports venues and responsible for the famous Watercube at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
The Architecture for Everyone initiative was set up in memory of teenager
Stephen Lawrence
Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; h ...
who was killed in a racially motivated attack in London in 1993. Stephen's career goal was to become an architect.
[Dan Stewar]
''Gordon Brown lends support to architecture campaign''
Building Design, 9 December 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
References
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External links
Architecture for EveryonePlaces Matter
Architecture in the United Kingdom