Education works against minority ethnic candidates

摘要

2020 will be remembered for at least two grievous events: the colossal death toll that came with the outbreak of Covid-19, forcing everyone to go digital; and the brutal murder of George Floyd, prompting campaigns for change worldwide. The Black Lives Matter movement has been reinvigorated, but can we finally see real changes in the architectural profession? Low pay, high tuition fees and high living costs associated with a long education compound the inaccessibility issue. For many, particularly those coming from an underprivileged background, architecture as a career simply is not financially viable to start with, let alone making it to the top.